If you’ve ever staked your SOL and thought, Nice… but could this be doing more for me? Solayer has the answer. It takes your staked SOL (or even liquid staking tokens like mSOL, JitoSOL) and lets it work double-time. You still earn the usual staking rewards, but now that same stake can also secure other projects and earn extra rewards on top.
Think of it like owning a rental property, but instead of just renting out the house, you’re also renting out the garage, the driveway, and even the garden, all at the same time. More utility. More income. Same asset.
How @Solayer Works (Without the Tech Overload)
1. You Stake
You drop your SOL or a supported LST into Solayer.
2. You Get sSOL
Solayer gives you a liquid restaking token called sSOL. This token represents your stake and quietly grows in value as rewards pile in.
3. Dual Rewards, Baby
Your SOL is earning from Solana’s main staking system and from supporting other blockchain services (called AVS — Actively Validated Services).
And here’s the kicker — sSOL is liquid. You can swap it, lend it, use it in DeFi, or even pair it in a liquidity pool, all while your original stake is still working in the background.
What Makes Solayer Different?
Lots of people compare Solayer to EigenLayer on Ethereum. Fair enough, the concept is similar: reusing staked assets to secure more stuff. But Solayer is built for Solana, which means:
It’s fast — sub-second block times. No waiting forever.
It’s cheap — transactions cost next to nothing.
It’s native — designed to supercharge Solana-first projects, not just external chains.
While EigenLayer started by helping secure outside projects, Solayer focuses first on inside jobs — boosting Solana dApps, giving them reserved blockspace, and improving performance right where you’re already playing.
The Token That Runs the Show: $LAYER
$LAYER isn’t just a shiny badge, it’s the fuel for governance, rewards, and validator incentives.
Max Supply: 1 billion
Big Community Slice: Over 50% goes to community incentives, ecosystem growth, and airdrops (yep, free tokens for early users).
Team & Backers: About 17% for the builders, 16% for investors, 15% for the Solayer Foundation to keep development rolling.
There’s talk of deflationary mechanics too, meaning some $LAYER might be bought back and burned over time, reducing supply.
Who’s Behind Solayer?
This isn’t a random project popping out of nowhere. Solana’s own co-founders, Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal, were involved from the start. Add in heavy hitters like Polychain Capital, Binance Labs, and some seasoned crypto engineers, and you’ve got serious firepower.
Cool Stuff Already Live
Mainnet launch: Happened in 2024.
sUSD stablecoin: Yield-bearing stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasuries.
DeFi integrations: sSOL works on Orca, Kamino, and more.
Emerald Card: A crypto debit card linked to your staked assets, spend while you earn.
What’s Coming Next
Solayer’s big 2025 focus is InfiniSVM, a hardware-accelerated network aiming for mind-blowing speeds (we’re talking 1,000,000+ TPS). They’re also planning to expand restaking to other chains and bring in new AVS partnerships.
Basically, more speed, more yield options, and more places your stake can work.
Why It Matters
Solayer makes staked SOL more than just idle security. It turns it into a multitasking, revenue-generating machine without locking you out of DeFi. It’s security, performance, and flexibility all in one.
If you believe in Solana’s speed and scalability, Solayer feels like the natural next step, taking what’s already fast and making it do a whole lot more.