1/ It’s always Staking Season We just dropped a new dashboard diving deep into @MarinadeFinance Track Marinade’s role in Solana’s staking economy across: • Marketshare • Financials • Onchain activity • MNDE metrics • And more Let’s unpack why Marinade is a key player

2/ @MarinadeFinance offers a competitive way to stake. With $1.1B+ in staked SOL, it’s one of the largest and most battle-tested staking protocols on the network. Marinade stands out with: • Liquid staking via mSOL • Native staking for full custody • Stake Auction Marketplace

3/ Marinade’s liquid staking allows users to mint mSOL which is earning ~8.37% APY while unlocking your staked SOL for use across defi Stakers benefit from: • Base Solana staking rewards • Yield boosts from the Stake Auction Marketplace • Downtime protection from validator

4/ For security-focused stakers, Marinade offers Native Staking Built on Solana’s native mechanisms, this option gives you more control: • You hold withdrawal authority • No deposit, withdrawal, or management fees • Marinade optimizes validator delegation on your behalf

5/ Boosted yield via the Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) Marinade’s SAM brings validator competition to the staking game: • Validators bid for stake delegation • Marinade allocates to top-performing bidders • Stakers earn higher rewards through competitive bidding It’s a

6/ To protect staker's yield, Marinade enforces validator bonds. These are used as staker rewards in events like: • Downtime • Low performance • Sudden commission fee hikes This results in stabilized staking returns and better validator alignment

7/ Marinade represents ~18% of all LST staked SOL, making it one of the largest staking players on Solana. And with the launch of a referral program, users now have new ways to earn: twitter.com/137504623085899366...

8/ Want to dive deeper into Marinade? Unlocked by @MarinadeFinance app.blockworksresearch.com/ana...