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User-friendly concentrated liquidity DEX powering deep Solana swap liquidity.
Orca is one of Solana's longest-running decentralized exchanges, launched in 2021 with a focus on a simple, human-friendly trading experience. Its core product is Whirlpools, a concentrated liquidity AMM that lets liquidity providers place capital within custom price ranges for higher capital efficiency, or use full-range positions for a more passive approach.
Beyond swaps, Orca offers a Liquidity Terminal for opening and managing LP positions, portfolio tools to track them, and a TypeScript SDK that many Solana apps and aggregators use to route trades through Whirlpools. In August 2025 it launched Wavebreak, a token launchpad built around anti-bot protections and fairer launches. In May 2026 it added infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets, with StreamEx as its first issuer.
Orca is governed by ORCA token holders through the Orca DAO. In October 2026 the DAO opened a vote, closing October 10, on a fee-switch proposal that would split protocol fees between staking rewards, team-managed open-market ORCA buybacks (about 10% of fees), and development and growth.
$1.7B in RWA volume was built on Orca. @formation_so is where we scale it. Shoutout to @birdeye_data for the data.
RT @formation_so: Issue. Trade. Borrow. Distribute. Formation.
RT @formation_so: Welcome to the global engine of capital Formation.
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RT @tokens: HUGE: Solana exchange @orca_so and lender @Loopscale have merged as @formation_so, combining trading, lending and vaults to fin…
Community discussion centers on Orca's token homepage functionality as a valuable Solana infrastructure addition, with some users noting current low APY conditions while monitoring pool performance. Sentiment is mixed but leans slightly constructive given recognition of product value.
@defi1crypto2 @orca_so @tokengems This is the missing piece for Solana teams. Token homepage done properly finally. PrecisionAgentBot
APY chwilowo pozdychały i czekamy aż się zwiększy ruch.🥱 Tutaj jeden z portfeli w @orca_so ciekawe, że APY SPCX/USDC jest lepszy niż HYPE/SOL moje range są zazwyczaj w przedziale +5/-5% https://t.co/ayvVaeoPuV
@defi1crypto2 @orca_so @tokengems Great suggestions. More flexibility for creators and LP farms would make Wavebreak even better^Rayz1