Sanctum Blog
The latest news and updates from Sanctum
Introducing Sanctum App: The Most Delightful Way To Grow Your SOLEnter a world to grow your SOL.
Forward Industries DAT Launches fwdSOL LSTForward Industries launches fwdSOL LST through Sanctum.
Infinity (INF) As An “LST Of LSTs”How Sanctum’s Infinity (INF) works under the hood, why it behaves like an LST, and how its unique LST-of-LSTs design unlocks higher yield than traditional Solana staking.
Winners of the Sanctum Gateway Track At The Solana Cypherpunk HackathonMeet the top five teams from the Solana Cypherpunk Hackathon who integrated Sanctum Gateway.
Crushing The Biggest Solana Liquid Staking MisconceptionsA complete guide that clears up the most common misconceptions about Solana liquid staking, covering security, APY, validator impact, and how LSTs remain fully staked while staying liquid in DeFi.
Liquid Staking Misconceptions: Liquid Doesn’t Mean Unstaked?Liquid staking tokens can move freely in DeFi, but the SOL behind them remains fully staked and continuously securing the network.
Liquid Staking Misconceptions: Are LSTs Bad for Validators?How liquid staking tokens on Solana enhance validator economics, boost participation, and promote true network decentralization through distributed stake pools.
Liquid Staking Misconceptions: Is Liquid Staking Secure?Learn why the security gap between liquid and native staking is now negligible.
Liquid Staking Misconceptions: Solana vs. Other PoS NetworksWhy Solana liquid staking has a different risk profile than Ethereum and other Proof-of-Stake networks.
Liquid Staking Misconceptions: Why Is APY So Low?!Why liquid staking token APY can temporarily drop on Solana, and how to correctly interpret yield during periods of rapid pool growth.
INF's Magic Sauce - The LST Lemonade StandLearn how Infinity works with Mr. INF, the Magic Swap Box, and a clipboard.
The Ultimate Guide to Solana Liquid Staking 2025A complete guide to Solana liquid staking that explains how LSTs work, compares INF, JupSOL, and JitoSOL yields, and shows how to earn higher rewards.
Gateway Progress Update: Faster, Smarter Transaction DeliveryHow we’ve upgraded Gateway since its beta launch.
Creating Solana Validators With Sanctum’s White-Label ServiceLaunch your own Solana validator using Sanctum’s white-label infrastructure and LST-to-validator growth model.
Our Vision For Infinity: SOL Liquidity For All Solana LSTsProviding SOL liquidity for every LST on Solana.
Our Vision For Infinity: The Holy Grail of Solana YieldHow we envision Infinity becoming the apex SOL yield mechanism.
The 7 Best Solana Liquid Staking Tokens in 2025: Why Sanctum’s INF Token Offers the Best YieldThe top liquid staking options to earn yield on your SOL.
October 10 Debrief: INF Stabilizes LST Depegs, Notches 26.12% Epoch ReturnWhen crypto markets crashed historically, INF stabilized LST depegs and delivered a 26.12% epoch return.
INF Nearly Cost Me My JobHow INF Is Positive-Sum For All Solana LSTs.
Nansen Launches nxSOL LST With SanctumNansen expands its $1.8B staking operations to Solana with the launch of nxSOL.
Introducing penguSOLPudgy Penguins launches penguSOL LST.
LST Are Becoming The Consensus Yield Entry Point For DATsDATs are adopting LSTs as Solana’s yield gateway.
Why Every DAT & ETF Should Earn SOL Yield With SanctumWhy DATs and ETFs should use liquid staking tokens to unlock yield on Solana, and why Sanctum is the infrastructure built for them.
The Solana DAT Growth Playbook: 3 Institutional SOL Yield StrategiesThree proven strategies for Digital Asset Treasuries to maximize SOL yield with Sanctum.
bonkSOL & STSS: Why DATs Should Love LSTsSharps Technology’s BONK partnership is an early proving point that LSTs are the no-brainer entry point to DATs earning DeFi yield.
Launching A Branded Solana LST: Sanctum’s Turnkey Solution To Growing Staking And Generating New RevenueLaunch a branded Solana liquid staking token with Sanctum to grow stake and generate new revenue—trusted by MoonPay, Jupiter, and Bybit.
Case Study: Exploring Bybit’s bbSOLBybit’s top Solana LST tips and the story of bbSOL.
Sanctum and the value flow of Solana’s economyExplore how Sanctum helps power Solana’s economy.
Fragmetric Launches fSOL With SanctumFragmetric joins the Sanctosphere with fSOL.
A Refreshed Stake, Swap, Migrate, & Unstake ExperienceWe’ve upgraded our UI for cleaner staking, swapping, migrating, and unstaking LSTs.
MoonPay Enters The Sanctosphere With mpSOLIntroducing mpSOL, the MoonPay LST.
Introducing Sanctum Gateway, Solana’s Transaction Delivery AggregatorIntroducing Sanctum Gateway, Solana’s new transaction infrastructure for developers—optimize delivery, fees, and reliability without changing code.
Sanctum Acquires IronforgeSanctum has officially acquired Ironforge, one of the most trusted infrastructure providers in the Solana ecosystem.
Case Study: A Deep Dive Into JupSOLThe inside scoop behind one of Solana's most successful LSTs.
Why Should Crypto Projects Launch Their Solana LST With Sanctum?Discover how Sanctum empowers projects to launch custom liquid staking tokens on Solana.
Every CLOUD Spoken For: Transparency ReportWe've just done a full audit of all CLOUD tokens, setting a standard for transparency, accountability, and disclosure.
DeFi Dev Corp Joins The SanctosphereNasdaq-traded DeFi Development Corp has introduced dfdvSOL to enhance validator operations and treasury management.
ASR Round 1: 15M sCLOUD RewardsAll about Sanctum's first round of Active Staking Rewards.
Why Is Infinity the Best Strategy to Stake Solana?What makes Infinity the premier Solana staking strategy.
Sanctum's Infinity: The Ultimate Guide (2025)How Sanctum’s Infinity works, why it matters and how to use it.
Stake Your CLOUD TodayThe wait is over! Our community has voted in favour of CLOUD staking through the CLOUD-1 governance proposal, and it’s finally here.
Everyone Gets An LST!Introducing the next big step in the infinite-LST future
Sanctum Automated LSTs: A Validator's GuideHow to claim your own LST and easily share block rewards with stakers
Introducing Sanctum GovernanceSanctum is launching CLOUD governance through futarchy.
Introducing bbSOL!Bybit's bbSOL is the first exchange-backed Solana LST.
The Final CLOUD Airdrop PostLearn key details about claiming your CLOUD.
$CLOUD Genesis Mint and AccountabilityLearn everything about the $CLOUD token and how it's managed.
CLOUD Survival GuideSanctum Infinity is Solana's first multi-LST liquidity pool.
Locking All Profiles TemporarilySanctum Profiles will be locked starting July 1, 2024, to prepare for the $CLOUD airdrop.
Introducing Sanctum ProfilesProfiles are your identity in the Sanctum universe.
CLOUD: The Sanctum Governance TokenIntroducing CLOUD, the Sanctum governance token.
Sanctum Verified Partner ProgramSanctum introduces a two-tier system for LST partners.
Introducing jupSOL!Sanctum Profiles will be locked starting July 1, 2024, to prepare for the $CLOUD airdrop.
Sanctum closes Fundraise Round - $6.1m TotalSanctum has closed a seed extension round, bringing its total funds raised to $6.1 million.
Our New LST Discovery PageExplore and stake into Solana liquid staking tokens with Sanctum’s new LST tab.
Infinity is live!Sanctum Infinity is now live—deposit SOL or LSTs into Solana's most advanced liquid staking strategy.
A Deep Dive into the Economics of Sanctum InfinityExplore how Sanctum Infinity fairly prices, rebalances, and charges fees across a multi-LST liquidity pool.
scnSOL will become InfinitySlumlord is the world's first public and in-production Ideally program.
Introducing jucySOLDiscover jucySOL, the high-APY liquid staking token by Juicy Stake.
Sanctum launches the new generation of LSTsSanctum has launched a new wave of zero-fee Solana liquid staking tokens (LSTs).
SOL deposits now live: stake directly with Sanctum's first LSTs!Introducing CLOUD, the Sanctum governance token.
Introducing dSOLMeet dSOL, the liquid staking token by Drift Protocol.
Introducing cgntSOLExplore cgntSOL, the new liquid staking token from Cogent Crypto.
Introducing bonkSOLExplore bonkSOL, BONK's liquid staking token.
It's coming homeThe Socean Stake Pool is now Sanctum Stake.
Our new landing pageSanctum launches new landing page.
Introducing SlumlordSlumlord is the world's first public and in-production Ideally program.
Introducing Infinity: Enabling The Infinite-LST FutureSanctum Infinity is Solana's first multi-LST liquidity pool.
Sanctum 2.0Sanctum 2.0 is here, unlocking the infinite-LST future.
Unstake It Is Now SanctumThe inside scoop behind one of Solana's most successful LSTs.