Opportunities
Where Solana could earn more
Each opportunity starts from a sourced number, such as a category where Solana's share of fees is low or revenue concentrated in few projects. Each scan recomputes the list, so it changes as the market moves.
Derivatives: Solana holds 5.8% of fees
91 Safe priority A-Across all chains, Derivatives protocols took $194.1M in fees over 30 days; Solana's share was $11.3M. Each extra 5 points of share is about $9.7M a month in user fees on Solana (arithmetic on current totals, not a forecast).
Figures behind this opportunity| All chains, 30 days | $194.1M |
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| Solana, 30 days | $11.3M |
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| Solana share | 5.8% |
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Projects best placed: Jupiter, GMX Solana, Phoenix
Sources: DefiLlama fees overview (all chains), DefiLlama fees overview (Solana)
Prediction Market: Solana holds 0.1% of fees
89 Safe priority A-Across all chains, Prediction Market protocols took $129.4M in fees over 30 days; Solana's share was $113K. Each extra 5 points of share is about $6.5M a month in user fees on Solana (arithmetic on current totals, not a forecast).
Figures behind this opportunity| All chains, 30 days | $129.4M |
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| Solana, 30 days | $113K |
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| Solana share | 0.1% |
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Sources: DefiLlama fees overview (all chains), DefiLlama fees overview (Solana)
Lending: Solana holds 8.5% of fees
88 Safe priority A-Across all chains, Lending protocols took $119.1M in fees over 30 days; Solana's share was $10.1M. Each extra 5 points of share is about $6.0M a month in user fees on Solana (arithmetic on current totals, not a forecast).
Figures behind this opportunity| All chains, 30 days | $119.1M |
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| Solana, 30 days | $10.1M |
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| Solana share | 8.5% |
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Projects best placed: Jupiter, Kamino, marginfi (Project 0)
Sources: DefiLlama fees overview (all chains), DefiLlama fees overview (Solana)
Liquid Staking: Solana holds 20.7% of fees
88 Safe priority A-Across all chains, Liquid Staking protocols took $131.6M in fees over 30 days; Solana's share was $27.2M. Each extra 5 points of share is about $6.6M a month in user fees on Solana (arithmetic on current totals, not a forecast).
Figures behind this opportunity| All chains, 30 days | $131.6M |
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| Solana, 30 days | $27.2M |
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| Solana share | 20.7% |
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Projects best placed: Jito, Marinade, Sanctum, Drift (Velocity)
Sources: DefiLlama fees overview (all chains), DefiLlama fees overview (Solana)
Staking Pool: Solana holds 3.8% of fees
86 Safe priority B+Across all chains, Staking Pool protocols took $69.8M in fees over 30 days; Solana's share was $2.6M. Each extra 5 points of share is about $3.5M a month in user fees on Solana (arithmetic on current totals, not a forecast).
Figures behind this opportunity| All chains, 30 days | $69.8M |
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| Solana, 30 days | $2.6M |
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| Solana share | 3.8% |
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Projects best placed: Marinade
Sources: DefiLlama fees overview (all chains), DefiLlama fees overview (Solana)
Tokenized equities and 24/7 markets
75 Likely priority BProjects are shipping stock prices, equity access and around-the-clock markets on Solana. Each new market adds trading fees and oracle demand. Seen in 6 posts from 5 accounts in the last scan.
Figures behind this opportunity| Posts in last scan | 6 |
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Projects best placed: Meteora, Pyth Network, Backpack, Solflare
Sources: @solana, 2026-10-31, @Backpack, 2026-10-29, @MeteoraAG, 2026-10-22, @PythNetwork, 2026-10-21
Cross-chain order flow into Solana apps
70 Likely priority B-Solana apps are routing other chains' tokens and users through their own interfaces. That brings outside order flow, and fees, into Solana-based front ends. Seen in 5 posts from 2 accounts in the last scan.
Figures behind this opportunity| Posts in last scan | 5 |
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Projects best placed: Pump.fun, Jupiter
Sources: @Pumpfun, 2026-10-29, @Pumpfun, 2026-10-28, @JupiterExchange, 2026-10-27, @Pumpfun, 2026-10-26
New stablecoins and stablecoin collateral
65 Lean priority C+New dollar tokens are launching and being accepted as collateral on Solana. Stablecoin float drives lending, DEX and payments fees. Seen in 4 posts from 3 accounts in the last scan.
Figures behind this opportunity| Posts in last scan | 4 |
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Projects best placed: Jupiter, Raydium, Kamino
Sources: @kamino, 2026-10-29, @Raydium, 2026-10-15, @JupiterExchange, 2026-10-12, @kamino, 2026-10-06
62% of app revenue comes from three projects
62 Lean priority C+Pump.fun ($62.7M), Collector Crypt ($17.3M), Axiom ($11.8M) earned $91.7M of $149.1M in 30-day app revenue. Growing the next tier spreads Solana's fee base beyond token launches and trading.
Figures behind this opportunity| Top three, 30 days | $91.7M |
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| All apps, 30 days | $149.1M |
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Projects best placed: Solana Foundation, Pump.fun, Collector Crypt, Axiom
Sources: DefiLlama fees overview (Solana)