Raydium

Name: Raydium
Brand: Raydium
Price: 0.25 PERCENT

AMM

Leading AMM on Solana

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Total Value Locked

$420.0M

24h Volume

$450.0M

Swap Fee

0.25%

Chains Supported

About Raydium

Raydium is Solana's premier AMM, originally combining automated market making with order book liquidity from Serum. Launched in February 2021, it leverages Solana's sub-second finality and near-zero fees for efficient trading. The Concentrated Liquidity Market Maker (CLMM) offers capital-efficient positions similar to Uniswap V3. Raydium has become the go-to platform for launching Solana tokens, with permissionless pool creation enabling the memecoin meta. AcceleRaytor serves as the launchpad for new Solana projects.

Supported Blockchains

Solana

Avg Gas: $0.0001-0.001

Features

Concentrated Liquidity (CLMM)

Constant Product AMM (CPMM)

Permissionless Pool Creation

AcceleRaytor Launchpad

Farming & Staking

Memecoin Launch Platform

Pros & Cons

Pros

Lightning fast Solana speed
Sub-cent transaction fees
High APY farming opportunities
Memecoin launch infrastructure

Cons

Solana-only deployment
Dependent on Solana uptime
Past security incident in 2022

How Raydium Works

Raydium offers multiple pool types on Solana. Standard AMM pools use the constant product formula like Uniswap V2. Concentrated Liquidity pools (CLMM) allow LPs to focus capital in specific price ranges for higher fee earnings. The permissionless pool creation has made Raydium the primary venue for launching new Solana tokens, especially memecoins. All trades benefit from Solana's speed (~400ms finality) and near-zero fees (~$0.001). Raydium pools are integrated with Jupiter for optimal routing.

Getting Started with Raydium

Visit raydium.io and connect your Solana wallet (Phantom, Solflare, etc.)

Ensure you have SOL for transaction fees (~$0.001 per swap)

Navigate to 'Swap' to exchange tokens - Raydium has deep liquidity for major pairs

For new/memecoin tokens, use the search bar to find pools by token address

Review the price impact and slippage before confirming

Explore 'Liquidity' to provide LP and earn trading fees + RAY rewards

Best Use Cases

Swapping Solana tokens with sub-second finality and near-zero fees

Launching new tokens with permissionless pool creation

Providing concentrated liquidity to earn enhanced trading fees

Yield farming with RAY token rewards

Trading newly launched memecoins early

Participating in AcceleRaytor IDOs for new Solana projects

Top Trading Pairs

SOL/USDC

$125.0M 24h

RAY/SOL

$28.0M 24h

BONK/SOL

$22.0M 24h

JUP/USDC

$18.0M 24h

WIF/SOL

$15.0M 24h

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between Standard and Concentrated pools?

Standard pools spread your liquidity across all prices (0 to infinity). Concentrated pools let you choose a price range - narrower ranges earn more fees but require active management as prices move. CLMM is similar to Uniswap V3.

Is Raydium safe after the 2022 hack?

In December 2022, a private key compromise led to ~$4.4M loss. This was not a smart contract exploit. Raydium has since improved security practices and passed new audits. The protocol has operated without incident since.

Why use Raydium vs Jupiter?

Jupiter is an aggregator that routes through Raydium when it has the best price. For direct trades on Raydium pools or providing liquidity, use Raydium directly. For optimal swap rates across all Solana DEXs, use Jupiter.

How do I create a pool for my token?

Use the 'Create Pool' feature to permissionlessly create liquidity pools for any SPL token. You'll need to provide initial liquidity in both tokens. Raydium has become the go-to platform for memecoin launches.

Fee Structure

Swap Fee 0.25%

Maker Fee Free

Taker Fee 0.25%

Security & Info

Audited Yes

Auditors

Kudelski Security Neodyme

Governance RAY

Launch Date February 21, 2021

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