If you’ve been around Solana for a while, you already know the drill: stake your SOL, help secure the network, and earn some yield. Simple.
But what if I told you that the same SOL (or even your liquid staking tokens like mSOL or JitoSOL) could do double duty — securing not just Solana, but also the extra services that the whole ecosystem runs on… and in return, give you extra rewards?
That’s exactly what Solayer is about.
What’s the big idea?
Normally, staking is a one-way street: your coins go to validators, they keep Solana safe, and you get paid in staking yield. End of story.
@Solayer takes it a step further with something called restaking.
Here’s the simple version:
You stake SOL or LSTs through Solayer.
Instead of just sitting there, your stake gets “re-used” to help secure other things — oracles, cross-chain bridges, messaging layers, DeFi middleware… basically all the little services that keep Solana’s dApps running smoothly.
Those services, called AVSs (Actively Validated Services), reward you for backing them.
So in the end, you’re stacking yields: normal staking rewards + AVS rewards.
More security for Solana. More income for you.
What makes Solayer special?
Native SOL restaking → Even plain old SOL can be restaked. No fancy wrapping required.
Liquid staking token support → Already earning with mSOL, JitoSOL, bSOL, or INF? Restake them and collect extra rewards on top.
Operators you can trust → Your assets are delegated to operators who actually run the AVSs. If they perform well, you win.
Built for Solana → This isn’t some Ethereum copy-paste. Solayer is designed to fit Solana’s speed, cost, and performance from the ground up.
But wait… what’s sUSD?
Solayer also launched something super interesting: sUSD, a stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasury bills.
Here’s the twist — sUSD isn’t just a boring stablecoin that sits at $1. It’s yield-bearing. That means the yield from those T-bills automatically flows back to you, without you lifting a finger.
Hold it in your wallet, and your balance quietly grows. Use it in DeFi, and you still get the yield. That’s pretty slick.
Why you should care
If you’re a SOL holder → you can make your staking work harder.
If you’re an LST holder → you get double rewards without giving up liquidity.
If you’re a builder → you can plug into Solayer’s shared security instead of building your own validator set from scratch.
A little dose of reality
Of course, it’s not all free lunch.
Operators securing AVSs can be penalized (slashed) if they mess up.
Unstaking may not always be instant, depending on liquidity.
As with all DeFi, smart contract risk is real — so do your homework.
The bottom line
Solayer is giving Solana users a way to make their assets work harder, not just sit pretty. With native restaking, LST restaking, and a yield-bearing stablecoin, it’s shaping up to be one of the most important security layers in the ecosystem.
In plain words: more rewards for stakers, more security for Solana.