When people talk about the backbone of Solana DeFi, @Pyth Network almost always comes up. It isn’t just another oracle—it’s become the go-to data layer powering nearly every major protocol on the network.
1. Speed at Scale
$PYTH cut its teeth on Solana and quickly became the most widely used oracle on the chain. It delivers 700+ price updates per second across 80+ feeds, powered by more than 65 institutional data providers. With Pythnet, its appchain, scalability jumped 20×, allowing tens of thousands of updates every second—something no other oracle comes close to.
2. Smarter Oracle Design
In mid-2024, Pyth launched its pull-based oracle on Solana. Instead of relying on congested “push” updates, developers can pull fresh price data directly into transactions. This improves reliability, expands coverage to 500+ feeds, and even adds historical data access. Meanwhile, the old push system still secures ~95% of Solana’s TVS and 100% of all transaction volume using oracle data.
3. Institutional-Grade Data
Unlike many oracles scraping public sources, Pyth sources directly from first-party providers—names like Jump Trading, Jane Street, OKX, and Revolut. Revolut even became the first bank to publish its own digital banking quotes, raising the bar for data quality in DeFi.
4. Adoption Beyond Solana
Within months of launch, Pyth captured 90% of Solana’s oracle market share. Today, thanks to Wormhole and Pythnet, it spans 20+ blockchains including Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Aptos. Messari noted that by early 2024, Pyth-related transactions made up 20% of all Solana activity, securing nearly all of its DeFi value.
5. Transparency & Governance
Every price feed comes with confidence intervals, giving DeFi apps insight into data uncertainty. On the governance side, Pyth is moving toward decentralization with a massive airdrop that reached 90,000+ wallets across 40+ chains, and more than 150,000 wallets now staking in the network.
The Community’s Take
Reddit users call it “a project you should definitely DYOR on” and many openly say they’re heavily invested. The sentiment is clear: Pyth isn’t just an oracle—it’s infrastructure Solana can’t run without.
