Solana's ecosystem blew up even more in 2025. Crazy how it went from meme chaos to serious institutional stuff, with TVL holding strong around $17 billion and revenue topping everything else.
People still love it for the speed and cheap fees. Feels like every other chain is playing catch-up.
A few standouts I've been watching.
DeFi side — Jupiter stays king for swaps, routing everything to get the best prices. Raydium handles massive liquidity, especially with all the new tokens.
Marinade and Jito dominate liquid staking; people stack SOL without locking it up. Kamino for lending, Orca for cleaner pools. Meteora's dynamic stuff works great with volatile memecoins.
Wallets and basics — Phantom is everywhere, super easy for new folks. Backpack adds some extra tricks.
NFTs — Magic Eden still leads marketplaces. Mad Lads collection held value better than most.
Memecoins and launches — Pump.fun basically owns token launches, even with competitors like moonshot popping up. BONK integrated deep into apps. PENGU from Pudgy Penguins went huge.
Other cool ones — Helium for DePIN wireless stuff. Render for GPU sharing. Some RWAs like Ondo bringing real assets on-chain.
Not everything moons, obviously. Memes crash hard, and some DeFi gets rugged if you're not careful. But the variety now is wild—from pure gambling to actual utility.
What's catching your eye in Solana lately? DeFi yields, memes, or something infrastructure?
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