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Messari: Marinade Q3 2024 brief
Messari's Q3 2024 brief on Marinade Finance highlights the protocol's resilience and innovation. The report notes a 9% quarter-over-quarter increase in Total Value Locked (TVL), reaching $849.3 million. This growth is attributed to strategic initiatives and an expanding user base. The brief also discusses Marinade's efforts in enhancing staking solutions and its role in the Solana ecosystem. These developments underscore Marinade's commitment to providing efficient and secure staking options for SOL holders.
CoinDesk: 'It's so early': How Solana is competing with Ethereum for institutional interest
CoinDesk reports on Solana's efforts to attract institutional investors, highlighting its high transaction speeds and low fees as key advantages over Ethereum. The article discusses Solana's growing ecosystem, including the development of decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms and non-fungible token (NFT) projects. Industry experts note that while Ethereum remains the dominant platform for institutional adoption, Solana's technological advancements and increasing developer activity position it as a strong competitor in the blockchain space.
Messari: Marinade Q1 2024 brief
Messari’s Q1 2024 report on Marinade Finance highlights steady growth across both liquid and native staking products. The protocol recorded a notable increase in Total Value Locked (TVL), expanded validator participation, and deeper ecosystem integrations. The report also details the performance of Marinade Native, growing MNDE governance activity, and the protocol’s role in supporting Solana network decentralization. Overall, the quarter reflects Marinade’s continued evolution as a key player in Solana DeFi infrastructure.
Messari Report: Understanding Marinade: A comprehensive overview
Messari’s comprehensive report on Marinade breaks down the protocol’s evolution as a core staking infrastructure on Solana. It covers Marinade’s dual offerings—mSOL for liquid staking and Marinade Native for non-custodial staking—and analyses how the protocol promotes validator decentralization, secure delegation, and ecosystem alignment. The report also reviews MNDE tokenomics, governance design, and Marinade’s growing role in institutional staking adoption across the Solana DeFi landscape.
Crypto News: 6 Solana protocols crossed $1B TVL
On October 1, 2024, six Solana-based platforms each surpassed $1 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL), marking a significant milestone for the network. According to DeFiLlama data, the protocols achieving this feat include liquid staking providers Jito and Marinade, lender Kamino, and decentralized exchanges Jupiter and Raydium. Collectively, these platforms amassed nearly $9 billion in TVL, reflecting Solana's rapid growth and increasing adoption in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Marinade's contribution underscores its role in enhancing liquidity and staking opportunities within the Solana ecosystem.
CoinDesk: Solana’s largest protocol, Marinade, bets growth on ‘native’ SOL staking product
CoinDesk explores Marinade’s strategic focus on its native SOL staking product, Marinade Native, as the protocol aims to deepen decentralization and improve validator health on Solana. By encouraging users to stake without receiving a liquid token like mSOL, Marinade Native reduces smart contract risk and aligns incentives with long-term network security. The shift reflects Marinade’s commitment to sustainable staking infrastructure and its evolution beyond liquid staking dominance.
CoinDesk: Drift, Marinade team up to drive Solana DeFi liquidity through Super Stake SOL
CoinDesk reports on the rise of leveraged staking products on Solana, spotlighting Drift’s launch of Super Stake SOL, a one-click leveraged liquid staking tool built in collaboration with Marinade. The product enables users to stake SOL via Marinade and use the resulting mSOL as collateral for leverage—streamlining access to yield while maintaining capital efficiency. This marks a new phase in Solana DeFi, where integrations like Marinade’s power more advanced, composable financial products.
CoinDesk: Solana liquid-staking tool Marinade looks to bolster its token value with staked SOL capture
Marinade is introducing a new points system designed to reward users who stake SOL natively through its platform, rather than via mSOL. The goal is to increase MNDE token utility and support long-term value creation by capturing more natively staked SOL. This shift reflects Marinade’s broader strategy to align incentives, improve governance participation, and reinforce its position as a cornerstone of Solana’s DeFi staking ecosystem.
Blockworks Research: Deep dive on Marinade, Solana's liquid staking leader
Blockworks Research provides a deep dive into Marinade Finance, positioning it as the leading liquid staking provider on Solana. The report breaks down Marinade’s product suite, including mSOL and Marinade Native, and examines its validator delegation strategy, tokenomics, and governance model. It highlights Marinade’s unique approach to decentralization, yield optimization, and validator health, framing the protocol as essential infrastructure in the Solana DeFi ecosystem.
Yahoo Finance: Marinade executes Token Exchange Program with Solana builders
Marinade DAO has executed a strategic token exchange with the Solana Foundation, marking a key milestone in long-term alignment between the protocol and the broader ecosystem. As part of the exchange, the Solana Foundation has received MNDE tokens, reinforcing its support for Marinade’s governance and mission. The deal aims to strengthen Marinade’s role in decentralizing Solana staking and ensuring validator diversity, while promoting more sustainable development and protocol growth.
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