what's solayer?
Layer (also known as Solayer) is a cryptocurrency project trading under $LAYER with a market capitalization under $200 million. The token is listed on OKX and is currently trading around $0.63. It emerged from a pre-sale phase and is approaching its vesting period. The project has gained significant attention in 2025, being among the most discussed tokens. Technical analysis suggests potential for upward movement with traders noting possible short squeeze formation.
Solayer conducted an airdrop in 2025 as a Solana ecosystem project.
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Included in a list of Solana ecosystem projects that conducted airdrops in 2025.
Ticker symbol is being updated from $SOLAYER to $LAYER on KuCoin exchange, with deposits, withdrawals, and spot trading temporarily paused during the transition scheduled to complete on December 19, 2025.
Raised $10.5M through a launchpad offering in 2025.
Joins Colossus Pay as issuing partner alongside Frax Finance and Kraken to support closed-loop stablecoin payment network on Ethereum L2.
InfiniSVM mainnet alpha is now live and operational.
Forbes publishes coverage on InfiniSVM technology and its potential to transform digital and traditional markets ahead of mainnet alpha launch.
Token float expanded from 21% to 31% of total supply with price down -99% from Q1 launch.
Wasabi platform offers 59.8% weekly yield on $LAYER deposits without lockups or fees.
$LAYER joins Coin Metrics coverage in December 2025, meeting their Market Selection and Trusted Volume Frameworks criteria.
Team expands to UAE with events in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from December 3-13, 2025, featuring the Emerald Card and exclusive merchandise.
Mainnet Alpha launch scheduled for December 2025 with specific date to be determined.
Upbit confirms KRW 44.5B total hack with KRW 2.3B in LAYER frozen on-chain; exchange suspends deposits/withdrawals and commits to cover 100% of losses while cold wallets remain unaffected.
$LAYER tokens involved in Upbit exchange hack totaling $36.8M across multiple Solana assets on Nov 27, 2025; team freezes all hacked $LAYER via multisig.
@buffdottrade announced as Accel builder #3, building AI trading agents powered by InfiniSVM's real-time rails with sub-200ms execution speed.
@DoxXExchange announced as the latest Solayer Accel builder, building the first hardware-accelerated MetaDEX utilizing InfiniSVM's sub-millisecond finality for real-time settlement.
InfiniSVM achieves up to 1M+ TPS through hardware acceleration.
@0xspout announced as the first Solayer Accel builder, tokenizing U.S. stocks and ETFs as RWAs with T+0 settlement.
$LAYER token unlock of $6.70M scheduled for the upcoming week.
InfiniSVM mainnet alpha launch set for end of Q4.
Jake Hartnell speaks at Schelling Point Buenos Aires on November 20.
Devnet RPC goes live with drop-in Solana JSON-RPC compatibility, tuned for InfiniSVM.
UPBIT announces changes to the LAYER token distribution schedule.
Multiple teams accepted to the first cohort of Solayer Accel accelerator program with announcements coming soon.
Joins Momentum League alongside MMT Finance with 1,000 limited Momentum Deed NFTs allocated for Emerald Card holders.
Hosts an AMA on October 21 featuring Boarding Bridge and the Head of Solayer.
Solayer hit major centralized exchange listings after its Token Generation Event through the Buidlpad platform.
Partners with MMT Finance in a Galxe campaign offering 200 Deed NFTs allocated for tasks, with the campaign ending October 24th.
Staking upgrade introduces MEV rewards, S2 points, and hardware optimization for sSOL.
100% of airdrop vesting finishes, making all airdrop tokens fully unlocked and available to claim.
Current APR on sSOL in the main pool is 6.52%, ranking 4th among top assets last week.
Achieves 9.7x all-time high ROI on Buidlpad platform, up from previously reported 8.7x returns.
Partners with WalletConnect to co-host an event in Singapore where WalletConnect presented their onchain payments roadmap.
Achieves 300K transactions per second throughput, significantly exceeding Visa's 65K TPS performance.
Trading goes live on Coinbase with LAYER-USD pair officially opening on September 11, 2025.
WalletConnect announces reward campaigns featuring Solayer Labs, BungeeExchange, and Layer3.
LAYER token goes live on Coinbase Markets alongside five other tokens.
Achieved maximum 8.7x returns as the first project on Buidlpad community sale platform.
Apps remain unaffected by recent NPM supply-chain attack with all user funds and accounts confirmed safe.
Partners with All InX to combine hardware-accelerated L1 with frictionless RWA trading capabilities.
12% of tokens distributed to community as Genesis Drop concludes; Season Two phase begins.
New partnership with Lagrange combines DeepProve and WAVS technology to enable on-chain verification of AI decisions.
New sBridge launches with 1000 TPS and sub-second finality, featuring Guardian Network Security by Fuzzland team.
Bridge competition deadline extended to August 31st, 7 days later than originally announced.
New native SVM bridge deployment enables enhanced blockchain interoperability.
Added to Coinbase roadmap, indicating potential future listing.
50,000 WCT tokens available for claiming by top ecosystem users through dashboard.
New travel platform launches with up to 60% discounts at luxury hotels including Ritz-Carlton and Edition.
InfiniSVM bridge competition launches with $60,000 total prize pool, running until August 24th
Major token unlock of 12.9% LAYER tokens ($27.02M) scheduled for August 11th.
Cross-chain bridge implements multi-layer security system with decentralized Guardian Network, HSM key protection, and unique PDA generation for each transaction, addressing vulnerabilities seen in previous bridge hacks.
New bridge enables automatic bidirectional token transfers between Solana and Solayer with automatic token creation capability.
Governance activated with first proposal for PoS inflation schedule starting at 8% annually; InfiniSVM approaching testnet.
Emerald Card launches 10% cashback promotion for August while reaching 40,000+ active users; sUSD stablecoin accumulates $26M from 36,000 depositors.
New travel rewards program launches via Emerald Card, enabling rewards on global travel spending.
Airdrop eligibility restored for users with ≥3,100 Alpha Points who were previously excluded.
Current circulating supply at 21% with $600M+ TVL and no major upcoming unlocks.
New airdrop distribution announced through Bitcoin Alpha platform on July 25th, with eligibility based on Bitcoin Alpha Points.
New devnet feature launches enabling 30-second token creation and deployment on Solana blockchain.
Token claiming functionality fails due to depleted $LAYER in vesting contract.
Token debuts exclusively on HTX exchange in H1 2025, preceding other major exchange listings.
InfiniSVM mainnet-beta launches within next year, enabling existing Solana DEXs to redeploy without code changes and achieve 950x lower latency.
InfiniSVM achieves 300k+ TPS on Devnet with sub-millisecond latency using FPGA and RDMA hardware accelerators.
Jade card launches with USDC payments, Apple/Google Pay support, and 4-5% yield, priced at $75 for regular users with points rewards on purchases.
sUSD stablecoin expands to multiple platforms offering 4% APY, including one-click USDC conversion on Nightly and yield farming on Liquidity Land.
New PIXEL token joins auto-distributed airdrop bundle for SOL stakers during July 7-16 window.
New staking program offers 6.5% APR with automatic LAYER, ACE, and DYM airdrops for SOL stakers through BNSOL, sBNSOL, or bzSOL options.
New verifiable infrastructure enables milestone-based DeFi incentives and dynamic NFTs with on/off-chain event responsiveness using WAVS technology.
New dual product launch introduces sSOL liquid staking with Solayer points rewards and sUSD stablecoin offering 4% T-bill yield.
New Sub Cards feature launches with unlimited free cards, customizable limits, and Emerald Points rewards integration.
Unlimited free crypto cards now available with Sub Cards feature, enabling multiple cards per account with individual spending limits and separate rewards.
Yala becomes treasury partner, offering money-market fund alternative through $sUSD integration.
Payment card offers 4% yield on unused USDC balances with sub-card feature.
New staking program offers combined airdrops with ACE/Fusionist, featuring automatic distribution and increased APR of 6.5%.
InfiniSVM devnet launches with RDMA node communication and FPGA compute architecture, demonstrating high performance in initial testing.
Raises $22.5M on Buidlpad against $57M total commitment, achieving 9.77x ATH ROI with $350M initial FDV.
Physical Product Owner badge holders receive Emerald Card discounts through Solana Identity integration.
Network infrastructure upgrade to doublezero's fiber network improves latency and uptime.
TVL reaches $434M with 4% yield offered on unused USDC for card holders
Market participants flag suspicious price action and group token with known failed projects, indicating increased risk profile.
New SOL staking program on Binance offers 6.3% APR with automatic LAYER airdrops
High centralization risk identified due to team's control over top 5% wallet vesting schedule.
New crypto Visa card launches with wallet integration and rewards system; presale participants get free access, others pay $75.
Public demonstration of InfiniSVM capabilities scheduled for June 22 at Permissionless IV conference in Brooklyn.
Binance Earn offers 6.8% APR staking yields plus airdrop rewards for SOL stakers.
New stablecoin sUSD offers 4-5% APY backed by T-bills, while restaking infrastructure provides 10%+ staking APR.
New Mega Validator launches with zero commission and 100% MEV reward redistribution to stakers, while InfiniSVM devnet demonstrates 250K TPS with capability to scale to 1M+ TPS.
New partnership announced with PLUME, a RWA project with active mainnet.
InfiniSVM Devnet goes live, offering multi-chain support and EVM compatibility for enhanced scalability.
X Space discussion about restaking scheduled for June 13 at 5 PM UTC with $100 prize pool.
New ENA/USDT and LAYER/USDT trading pairs launching on June 12 at 7 a.m. EDT with deposits now open.
Previous IDO participants gain auto-qualification on Buidlpad platform; Emerald Card holders eligible for $SAHARA token distribution.
Multiple airdrops and rewards launched for Jade Card holders including BTC ($5-$100), NUBI ($3), CHAOS tokens ($20K), and 10% Nansen discount through new partnerships.
Emerald Card payment system launches with support for 150M+ merchants globally, featuring Apple/Google Pay integration and USDC loading capability.
New sUSD stablecoin launches with OpenEden, offering T-Bill yields with $5 minimum entry; Emerald Card achieves 77M+ peak annualized volume.
Token airdrop of 120M LAYER (12% of total supply) scheduled for February 11, 2025, valued at $123.6M at $1.03 per token.
InfiniSVM launches with 340k+ TPS in devnet, featuring Solana VM compatibility and capability to process 1M TPS.
sUSD stablecoin launches on Base network utilizing Wormhole's NTTs technology
Devnet demonstrates 340,000 TPS performance with full SVM compatibility.
InfiniSVM devnet launches with multi-execution clusters, bridgeless Solana architecture, and comprehensive developer tools including RPC endpoints, explorer, and faucet.