Most people think staking is simple: you lock up your SOL, earn rewards, and that’s it. But Solana is fast, crowded, and when everyone’s fighting to get their transactions through, apps need more than just code — they need priority access.
That’s where Solayer comes in.
Turning Staking Into Superpowers
When you put your SOL (or tokens like mSOL, JitoSOL, bSOL, INF) into Solayer, you don’t just earn staking rewards. You get back sSOL, a liquid token that:
still earns yield,
can be used across DeFi,
and lets you “vote with your stake” by boosting apps you care about.
In Solana’s world, more stake means better bandwidth. So if you love a dApp, delegating your sSOL to it literally helps it shine during network congestion.
Not Just Yield, Real Utility
Solayer has two other pieces:
sUSD – a stablecoin that quietly grows in your wallet because it’s backed by U.S. T-bills. It’s like holding digital dollars that earn interest by default.
$LAYER – the community and governance token, launched in 2025, shaping how Solayer evolves.
Built for Builders Too
Behind the scenes, Solayer runs a high-performance Mega Validator. Think of it as a turbo engine that apps can hook into. Developers get tools like a free transaction-boosting endpoint and a CLI to manage how stake flows into their projects.
Why It Feels Different
For users: your SOL is no longer passive — it’s liquid, productive, and influential.
For apps: it’s not just survival of the fittest; stake delegation gives them a fair shot at getting through the noise.
For Solana: it’s a coordination layer, aligning users, apps, and infrastructure in one loop.
Today & Tomorrow
Solayer is already managing hundreds of millions in staked value, has been audited by Halborn, and is backed by big names like Polychain. But like any DeFi project, it comes with risks — smart contracts, liquidity, and Solana’s evolving slashing mechanics.
Still, the idea is simple and powerful:
👉 Your SOL can do more than sit and earn. It can help shape the future of the apps you love on Solana.