Do you remember the pain of not getting the EigenLayer airdrop last year?
I completed a bunch of tasks, and then looked, the threshold is set high.
ETH frozen storage, high threshold, LRT competition to madness...
Now it's good, the Solana civilian version of restaking is here.
Called Solayer, it really takes down Lido + EigenLayer + USDT, a project that encompasses the three pillars of DeFi: Staking, stablecoins, and payment cards.
I can summarize this project positioning in one sentence:
🧠 'If EigenLayer is a rich man's club, then Solayer is a fast track for workers to earn money.'
🧱 Let's talk about what it does
Solayer is the first protocol on the Solana ecosystem to do restaking, the core asset is called sSOL; you just need to deposit SOL, mSOL, or jitoSOL to obtain:
• Original chain staking earnings (5-7%)
• AVS service additional rewards (extra 2-5%)
• Future distribution weight of LAYER tokens (mainnet airdrops, etc.)
Moreover, it is different from EigenLayer:
Features EigenLayer Solayer
Base chain Ethereum Solana
Entry threshold High (requires LRT transfer) Low (direct SOL deposit)
Module components AVS, LRT, EigenDA sSOL, sUSD, Emerald Card
Supports consumption payment ❌ No ✅ Supports debit card shopping
You're not mistaken, Solayer also has a physical metal card, store sUSD on-chain, offline swipe POS to buy milk tea, like a Web3 version of Alipay.
💸 Those gameplay methods I have personally tested
1. Harvest airdrops
In May's LAYER airdrop, depositing sSOL for a month gave me over 3000 tokens (I earned about 140+ U from a single transaction), with a cost of less than 50 U.
2. Harvest stablecoin interest
sUSD annualized at 4.8%, and it’s an interest-bearing currency supported by government bonds, directly withdrawable to the card, passively earning US bond interest.
3. Card swipe rewards
Emerald Card has cashback on spending every month; I once bought a duty-free Chanel at the airport, and they refunded me 5 USDC, which was quite a surprise.
🚀 Why do I continue to increase my position in this project?
• Restaking is the next explosion point; ETH has been playing for a year, Solana is just getting started;
• Solayer packages staking + stablecoins + consumption together; the project's completion is extremely high;
• LAYER tokens were just unlocked not long ago, the market value is still low, community is active, integrated by Binance + OKX + Bybit;
• Supports multi-wallet distribution tasks + invite commission mechanism, more and more people are participating.
With the underlying architecture of hardware-accelerated chains + InfiniSVM architecture, it’s really not a lightweight 'harvesting airdrop' project; it aims for long-term chain reform.
💬 Ending Easter egg: How can newbies participate?
[Minimum Cost Participation Guide]:
1. If you have SOL, use it: deposit to get sSOL;
2. If you don’t have SOL, you can buy some jitoSOL or mSOL to deposit as well;
3. Daily check-ins, retweets, and inviting friends can accumulate LAYER;
4. Those with a physical card address can also reserve cards early + get consumption airdrop bonuses;
5. You can also directly participate using Binance's BNSOL, with some fee subsidies.
🧠 In summary:
If you missed EigenLayer, don't miss Solayer.
Restaking + stablecoin earnings + card consumption payment, Solayer, this 'on-chain three-in-one financial toolbox,' may be the only All-In level infrastructure opportunity on Solana right now.
@Solayer $LAYER #BuiltonSolayer