Raydium
About Raydium
Raydium is Solana's leading AMM and liquidity provider, designed to leverage Solana's high-speed, low-cost infrastructure. It integrates with OpenBook's central limit order book (CLOB) for hybrid AMM+order book liquidity. Raydium's AcceleRaytor serves as a launchpad for new Solana projects.
Supported Networks
Key Features
- Hybrid AMM + order book liquidity
- Concentrated liquidity (CLMM)
- AcceleRaytor launchpad
- Farming rewards
- Near-instant settlement on Solana
- Low transaction fees
Risks
- Solana network dependency and outage risk
- Smart contract risk
- Impermanent loss
- Lower liquidity than Ethereum DEXs
- Centralisation of Solana validators
Community & Socials
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