π Hey podmates!
Thank you for participating in our telegram groups over the past few years (it's been over 15 months!)
We have decided to close them, first, to protect our community from the increased activity of scammers and second, because Discord is better suited to the functionality we need as we continue to grow.
Please swim on over to https://discord.gg/orca-so to re-join the pod!
And as ever, please be vigilant of anyone impersonating Orca team members or this Telegram group π³
-Yutaro
π£ The Orca Core team is growing! π
We are hunting for three new engineers...
π³ Engineering Manager
π©π»βπ» Senior Software Engineer
π Integrations Engineer
Got what it takes to survive in the ocean of DeFi?
Come build the future of Solana with us! βοΈ
https://jobs.solana.com/jobs?filter=eyJvcmdhbml6YXRpb24uaWQiOlsiMzcxNzQiXX0%3D
πThirteen new Whirlpools are now live on Orca, bearing double and even triple rewards! π
Discover what's going on beneath the ocean's surface in Whirlpools Rotation #4 hereπ
https://medium.com/orca-so/whirlpools-rotation-4-june-2nd-june-16th-43e29cae312c
Another triple-reward Whirlpool has emerged on Orca from Step Finance and Hubble Protocol!
π STEP/USDH
This Triple-Dip pool will last until August 25th, providing LPs with STEP, HBB, and ORCA rewards + trading fees! π¦
On the Double-Dip side, we have new Whirlpools arriving from CompendiumFi, The Cavemen Club, and Larix! π
π CMFI/USDC
π CAVE/USDC
π LARIX/USDC
We also have new Whirlpools arriving from Media and Stoned Ape Crew!
π MEDIA/USDC
π PUFF/SOL
These Whirlpools do not yet yield rewards besides trading fees, but may do later this Rotation π
Elsewhere in our ecosystem further Whirlpools are opening from Aurory, Solend, and JPoolβ¦
π AURY/USDC (AURY by Aurory)
π SLND/USDC (SLND by Solend)
π jSOL/USDC (jSOL by JPool)
π jSOL/SOL (jSOL by JPool)
...Not to mention Saber, Nirvana, and Fabric! π
π SBR/USDC (SBR by Saber)
π ANA/USDC
π FAB/USDC
For the full ecosystem update, including our recently relaunched Standard Double-Dip pools from Lido (and our Deepsea Insights π), check out the Medium post above.
To dive straight to the source, see below! π³
orca.so
"Cross-border transactions have never been so efficient. So why isnβt DeFi a bigger part of everyday life?"
Our co-founder Ori explores how Aflatoun is building a brighter DeFi future for the youth of today with our help in Forkast News! :sunny:
https://forkast.news/why-kids-need-crypto-education/
Want to delve deeper into Whirlpools and our freshly launched Builders Program? π
Check out our latest AMA with the chefs at Marinade! π³
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E09XdOD6Vr4
π£ Congratulations to the winners of the Orca challenge at Hackathon 3.0! π₯³
Coming in first place...
π Team OHCA, for delivering a deep-sea data-set of the swaps taking place in our ecosystem π³
Take a bow, podmates! π
You can check out the analytics dashboard created by OHCA on Dune Analytics here π
https://dune.com/chen4hao/Orca-Playground
Coming in second place at Hackathon 3.0...
π Team SOLTX, for wading into our liquidity pools to create leaderboards and further LP analysis π
A wave of applause please for the team of Orcanauts at SOLTX Protocol! π
Check out the Dune Analytics dashboard created by SOLTX here π
https://dune.com/c1mone_degen/Soltx
...And their presentation Hackboard here!
https://sol-hack.pages.dev
Both teams have proven themselves as talented builders capable of delivering the innovation Solana needs to navigate through these stormy seas π
We applaud their efforts, and invite all budding builders to join us in the Whirlpools Builders Program!
https://medium.com/orca-so/introducing-the-whirlpools-builders-program-988ad0393a2c
Want to know what life aboard Orca is like for members of the Core team? π³
Discover the trick to scaling operations in DeFi with Orca co-founder Ori, Head of Growth KZ, and Head of Operations TZ! π
https://twitter.com/guocamole/status/1529024410363088896?s=21&t=UMCEjt6RQlqlnrj8iCNwwQ
Want to build a new project in Solana, but not sure where to start?
Say hello to the Orca Builders Program! π³
Weβre funding budding new builders in Solana to develop apps on top of our new concentrated liquidity pools π
Get involved here π
https://medium.com/orca-so/introducing-the-whirlpools-builders-program-988ad0393a2c
π Come join us for an AMA with the Chefs at Marinade tomorrow! π
π Tues May 24
π 4pm UTC
π° Prizes to attendees!
https://discord.com/events/823564092379627520/978358823611940947
π Rewards have begun in Whirlpools Rotation #3!
Triple and Double-Dip rewards are now live across our nine new concentrated liquidity poolsπ
See below for the full list, or dive right in at http://orca.so/whirlpools!
Our new Whirlpools include:
π stSOL/USDH
π stSOL/wstETH
π USH/USDC
π HDG/USDC
π USDH/USDC
π WOOF/USDC
π ABR/USDC
π acCELO/USDC
π afFTM/USDC
Rewards have also begun in our new standard Double-Dip pools from RLY Network!
π§ sRLY3/SOL
π§ TAKI/sRLY3
For the full update, weekly ORCA emissions in our Aquafarms and our Deepsea Insights, check out our latest Medium post π
https://medium.com/orca-so/whirlpools-rotation-3-may-19th-june-2nd-5a3a9e2d0d1d
π Nine new Whirlpools are opening on Orca (including one triple-reward pool)! π
Say hello to new concentrated liquidity pools from Woof, Hedge Labs, Allbridge, and more βοΈ
Get all the details in our latest update! π
https://medium.com/orca-so/whirlpools-rotation-3-may-19th-june-2nd-5a3a9e2d0d1d
All Whirlpools are now open and rewards will begin on May 19th at ~23:00 UTC! π
Let's take a quick-dive into our new Whirlpools...
Coming from Lido Finance and Hubble Protocol:
π stSOL/USDH
A Triple-Dip pool, LPs can earn HBB, LDO, and ORCA rewards plus trading fees!
Both projects are also opening Double-Dip Whirlpools this Rotation... π§π§
From Lido Finance:
π stSOL/wstETH
From Hubble Protocol:
π USDH/USDC
Coming from Hedge Labs, we have two new Double-Dip Whirlpools!
π HDG/USDC
π USH/USDC
Both pools will begin earning HDG and ORCA rewards tomorrow π³
Woof has swum over to our Whirlpools for the first time! πΆ
π WOOF/USDC
This Double-Dip Whirlpool will begin earning WOOF and ORCA rewards tomorrow π
New Double-Dip Whirlpools are arriving from Allbridge this Rotation!
π ABR/USDC
π acCELO/USDC
π afFTM/USDC
RLY Network is opening two new Standard Double-Dip pools this Rotation as it migrates to its new token:
π§ sRLY3/SOL
π§ TAKI/sRLY3
Check out our Medium post above for more details βοΈ
π Our weekly Roadshow AMAs continue, with Nova Finance joining us this Friday! βοΈ
Don't miss it π
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXxyDaRmObJM?s=20
π Our co-founders Ori and Yutaro were recently interviewed by CoinDesk Japan! π―π΅
https://www.coindeskjapan.com/148128/
Come join us to chat #DeFi this Thursday! π³
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1mnxedOPjmYJX
The Whirlpools smart contract is heading out to the open ocean! π
Following $1 billion in trading volume on Whirlpools...
And a successful double-audit by Neodyme and Kudelski...
...Whirlpools is now open source! π
We've worked diligently on creating the most efficient and elegant way of delivering concentrated liquidity pools on Orca.
Now itβs time to share Whirlpools with the entire #Solana ecosystem and help other protocols leverage the efficiency of concentrated liquidity! βοΈ
The Whirlpools smart-contract and SDK is now available to all here π½
https://github.com/orca-so/whirlpools
The audit reports, and further information for developers interested in building on Whirlpools can now be found at our new developer portal!
https://orca-so.gitbook.io/orca-developer-portal/orca/welcome
An Orca DAO governance proposal has passed in favor of a bug bounty program to battle-test this contract π¦
This bug bounty program will go live on Wednesday in collaboration with Immunefi!
While volatile winds blow across the ocean of #DeFi, the key to navigating our way out of the storm is to keep building! π
There's a bright future aheadβjust keep your eyes on the horizon... π
π Solana's #Riptide Hackathon has brought treasure to our shores! π
The #Orcanauts have discovered a new hideout π
Prepare to discover...
...The Pixelnaut Pet Shop! π³
Come play with your Orcanaut #NFTs, customize their habitat and more! π
https://pixelnauts.shop
Congratulations to Ade_in_myLife and fzzyyti for creating this fun new world and winning the competition! π
The Pixelnaut Pet Shop met all the judges criteria for being creative, polished, and fun-to-play π
When you can find them outside of the Pixelnaut Pet Shop, fzzyyti has been sighted working across the sea on an NFT-themed coffee shop... π
https://kongzkafe.com
We shall be attending #blockdown2022 today π
If you're in attendance, keep an eye out for an Orca π
130,000 daily active users... that's a lot of new podmates π
Read our latest feature in The Block celebrating the largest surge of activity in our ecosystem to date π
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/145380/apex-predator-orca-exceeds-130000-daily-active-users-dominating-solana-dex-rivals
Whirlpools have only recently arrived in our ecosystem... but they're already kicking up a storm π
π Whirlpools Rotation #2 is now in full swing... π
Our ecosystem is awash with new Whirlpools and our first ever triple-reward pools! π
See below for highlights, or dive right in at http://orca.so/whirlpools! π
Our first Triple-Dip pools are now yielding triple-rewards for LPs!
Featuring wLUNA from Terra, ORCA rewards, and tokens from your favorite staked SOL solutions:
π stSOL/UST from Lido
π mSOL/UST from Marinade
#Solana's friendly mascot Samo has taken its first swim in our Whirlpools! πΆ
Integrated Double-Dip rewards for SAMO/USDC are now live π
Meanwhile, a super-secret newcomer was rumored to be entering our Whirlpools this Rotation...
They have since emerged from the shadows and revealed themselves to be GenesysGo!
Their two hidden Whirlpools are now live... for those who can find them π
π SHDW/USDC
π SHDW/SOL
Elsewhere in our ecosystem, our fresh Double-Dip pool from Zignaly is live!
π§ ZIG/USDC
Dual rewards are now online at http://orca.so/pools!
A boatload of other Whirlpools have opened this Rotation, and our ecosystem is thriving βοΈ
For the full update, weekly ORCA emissions for our Aquafarms, and our Deepsea Insights, check out our latest Medium post: https://medium.com/orca-so/whirlpools-rotation-2-may-5th-19th-61ad56c58029
π 135,000 daily active users! π³
Starting to think there might be a whale in the room π
π£ A whale of a Whirlpools Rotation has begun! π³
Featuring our first ever triple-reward pools from Marinade Finance, Lido Finance, and Terra Money ...
The arrival of Samo into our Whirlpools...
And much, much more.
Read all about it: https://medium.com/orca-so/whirlpools-rotation-2-may-5th-19th-61ad56c58029
This Rotation, we open our first ever triple-reward pools, where LPs can earn three different token rewards plus trading fees!
Our first Triple-Dips pools are:
π mSOL/UST
π stSOL/UST
Marinade Finance, Lido Finance, and Terra Money were the first to make the splash! π³
Triple-rewards are only possible in Whirlpools due to advances made at the smart-contract level, so if you hear βTriple-Dip poolβ in future, youβll know itβs a Whirlpool π
Meanwhile, Samo is going for a swim in our Whirlpools for the first time with SAMO/USDC! πΆ
The full raft of new Whirlpools can be seen here: https://twitter.com/orca_so/status/1521981273601941513?s=20&t=25uAGdtEGiLpEQpV5RIVhQ
Read the full post for more details (and for our new our new section, Deepsea Insights π).
All Whirlpools are now open and rewards will begin on May 5th at ~23:00 UTC!
...except for an extra, super-secret Whirlpool which will be opening later this Rotation π
Elsewhere in our ecosystem, a Double-Dip pool from Zignaly is opening: ZIG/USDC!
Aquafarms rewards will go into effect at ~20:00 UTC on May 5th π
Both sRLY/SOL & TAKI/sRLY pools from RLY Network are being migrated and shall restart in Rotation #3 on May 19th. Please see our full post for more details π
π The tide is rising... π³
Orca has risen to #3 in the Top DEX rankings on CoinGecko! βοΈ
π’ We're hearing reports of a new phenomenon emerging in our ecosystem... π
Get ready for triple-reward pools in our Whirlpools Rotation this week! π
We'll be casting off with Lido in a few minutes... π§
Join in our discussion with Jbeezy, Nikolai Abeliashev, and Ivan! π³
π https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqKDqdBgaEGV?s=20
Now that Whirlpools have been out in the wild for a few days, it's time to discuss strategy with our podmates! βοΈ
Join us in an hour for the Whirlpools Roundtable π
https://discord.com/events/798712664590254081/968556393688879114
π£ As our ecosystem grows stronger, so does the Orca Treasury! π³
It's time to chart the next chapter of our journey in our first ever Treasury Report.
Dive on in for updates on...
πͺ Swap fees
πͺ Our Impact Fund
πͺ The ORCA token
...and more! π
https://medium.com/orca-so/orca-treasury-report-1-700a5515b984
"The golden age of payments is already here. Letβs not make it harder."
Our co-founder Ori charts the course for crypto payments to go mainstream over at Coin Desk! π§
https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/paymentsweek/2022/04/28/how-human-centered-design-can-fix-crypto-payments/