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Solana DeFi Glossary
Definitions of key terms used in Solana DeFi, token locking, LP locking, and staking. Published by the StakePoint team.
Orca
A Solana DEX offering concentrated liquidity pools and a simple trading interface.
Definition
Orca is a decentralised exchange built on Solana known for its user-friendly interface and concentrated liquidity pools called Whirlpools. Orca is one of the major Solana DEXs alongside Raydium and Meteora.
Orca's Whirlpool pools use concentrated liquidity — a model where liquidity providers can specify a price range within which their capital is active, improving capital efficiency compared to traditional AMMs.
Orca LP tokens represent a share of an Orca Whirlpool liquidity position. These LP tokens can be locked to prove that liquidity cannot be withdrawn for a set period.
StakePoint & Orca
StakePoint supports locking LP tokens from Orca Whirlpool positions. Orca LP locks are held in Program Derived Addresses on Solana mainnet and publicly verifiable on Solscan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Orca on Solana?
Orca is a Solana DEX known for concentrated liquidity pools called Whirlpools. It is one of the major Solana trading platforms.
Can I lock Orca LP tokens on StakePoint?
Yes. StakePoint supports locking Orca Whirlpool LP tokens with on-chain verification.
Related Terms
LP Token
A token representing a share of a liquidity pool on a decentralised exchange.
LP Locker
A smart contract that locks liquidity pool tokens on-chain until a set unlock date.
Raydium
The largest decentralised exchange and AMM on Solana.
Meteora
A Solana DEX and liquidity protocol known for dynamic liquidity pools.
Liquidity Pool
A smart contract holding pairs of tokens that enables decentralised token trading.