Solayer's Economic Flywheel: A Win-Win Ecosystem for SOL Holders, Validators, and AVS
The brilliance of Solayer's design lies in its creation of a powerful, multi-party win-win economic flywheel. First, SOL holders (re-stakers) are the starting point of the flywheel, as they earn higher compound returns through re-staking, motivating them to put more SOL into the system. Secondly, Solana's validators also benefit, as they can earn additional income by running AVS's node software for users who re-stake to them, making their validation services more competitive and able to attract more delegations. Thirdly, Active Validation Services (AVS) or new protocols are the demand side of the flywheel; they gain strong decentralized security at a cost far lower than building their own network, allowing them to quickly launch and scale. These three elements form a positive feedback loop: more AVS onboarding provides more earning opportunities for re-stakers, attracting more SOL re-staking; more re-staking capital strengthens Solayer's shared security network, which in turn attracts more high-quality AVS to settle in. This continuously self-reinforcing flywheel effect not only enhances the benefits of each participant in the ecosystem but also greatly strengthens Solana's network effect and economic resilience as a whole platform.
