Solayer

• Solayer is a restaking protocol on Solana that lets staked SOL secure additional services.

• Deposits are converted into sSOL, a restaked asset usable elsewhere in Solana DeFi.

• LAYER is the governance and staking token.

• Supply allocated across community distribution, ecosystem and core contributors with vesting.

• Used for governance and network participation.

Pros:

• Brings the restaking model to Solana, where it did not previously exist.

• Integrated with Solana's staking infrastructure rather than built alongside it.

• Meaningful deposits since launch.

Cons:

• Restaking on Solana is younger and less tested than on Ethereum.

• The services that would pay for restaked security are still few.

• Contributor unlocks represent future supply pressure.

• Exposure to restaking within the Solana ecosystem specifically.

• Early position in a category that grew rapidly on Ethereum.

• Weigh how many services actually need rented Solana security.

• The restaking layer native to Solana, using SOL's existing validator economics rather than importing Ethereum's model.

• Staked SOL secures only the Solana network and nothing else.

• Restaking lets the same stake underwrite additional services for additional reward.

• Founded by Rachel Chu and Jason Li.

• Backed by Polychain and others.

• Solayer held a public community sale for LAYER on Buidlpad in 2025, alongside airdrop and ecosystem distribution.

• Slashing conditions across restaked services add risk beyond ordinary SOL staking.

• Demand for rented security on Solana is unproven.

• Scheduled unlocks to contributors and investors.

• Smart contract risk on a relatively new protocol.