# Orca DEX

## One line

Orca is a decentralized liquidity and trading protocol built on the Solana blockchain, operating since 2021.

## Segments

Infrastructure

## What we do

Orca provides liquidity pools and yield-earning tools that allow users to deposit digital assets and earn fees from on-chain trading activity. Projects and token issuers use Orca to create and launch markets for new assets on Solana. The platform includes tools for discovering yield strategies, simulating returns before depositing, and managing positions from a single dashboard. Notable projects that have used Orca include PayPal's PYUSD and Coinbase's cbBTC.

## Find us

- Website: https://orca.so
- X: https://x.com/orca_so

## Recent updates

- seen: 2026-09-23 — Hosted PYUSD's debut launch on Solana in 2024. · https://www.orca.so/
- seen: 2026-09-23 — Has daily trade volume of over $250M. · https://www.orca.so/
- seen: 2026-09-23 — Has cumulative trading volume of over 500B on its platform. · https://www.orca.so/
- 2026-09-23 — TVL $293M · https://defillama.com/chain/Orca-DEX

## Last updated

last_checked: 2026-09-23 (orca.so)

state: unclaimed

confirmed: no (drafted from the company's own public sources)

verified: no

Source: https://sindo.io/c/orca