# Solana Restaking Meta

*They are about to take the EigenLayer playbook and run it back on Solana*

By [chunky metro paragraphs](https://paragraph.com/@rhiza) · 2024-09-20

solana, solayer, restaking, farming, airdrops

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I've been hella bullish on Solayer for the past couple months and have been literally begging y'all to get this bread with me.

Last month, Solayer announced a funding round led by Binance Labs.

A few days later, they announced they are now partnered with Renzo, which is one of the biggest Ethereum restaking protocols.

_They are really about to take the EigenLayer playbook and run it back on Solana._

Solayer is still in early beta, so they are adding features in iterations that they are calling epochs. We've been in epoch 4 for a few weeks, which added the ability to **"delegate to endogenous AVSs (e-AVSs) to earn additional rewards and contribute to securing them via swQoS."**

I know what some of those words mean: "**delegate** ... **to earn additional rewards.**"

So yeah, let's do that! Here's what I recommend.

_(nfa, dyor, dsmtycatl\*)_

The easiest way to farm Solayer
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1.  Figure out how much **SOL** you're going to use to farm. We'll use 100 **SOL** for example here.
    
2.  Right now, you can only use **sSOL** for things like delegating. If you stake **SOL** for **INF** on Sanctum, then restake **INF** for **sINF** on Solayer, there's nothing you can do with it except look at it sit in your wallet. I imagine we'll see utility for **sINF** in epoch 5 or 6.
    
    So, don't worry about that context, and just go to the [Solayer app](https://app.solayer.org/invite/4MQEII) (ref link) and stake 100 **SOL** for **sSOL**.
    
3.  Once you have your **sSOL**, go to [Kamino's sSOL - SOL LP](https://app.kamino.finance/liquidity/B7HWWTicHt1dCA7vbfeEQsc1JwcH7Qk3qAHc7zWMVP2r). I put 50 **sSOL** here (either single-sided or if you have another 50 **SOL** to match, you can go double-sided). This will also earn you extra **sSOL** in incentives. Also, don't forget to stake **KMNO** if you're holding for an added multiplier on Kamino S3 points.
    
4.  Open the [Delegate](https://app.solayer.org/dashboard/delegate) tab in Solayer. I put 10 sSOL on each of the 4 protocols. You actually get ANOTHER token for delegating (**_SONICsSOL_**, **_BONKsSOL_**, etc), which could be used in other pools down the road as this infra is built out. The existing four options:
    
    *   **Sonic** - A new game-fi L2 on Solana that recently raised a round, could lead to Sonic airdrops (I know they have a point system, but not sure if this affects it yet)
        
    *   **HashKey Cloud** - "Users who stake with HashKey Cloud node will be eligible to get HSK airdrop. Airdrop details will be shared once available."
        
    *   **Bonk** - delegating to Bonk will probably earn you some Bonk down the road
        
    *   **AltLayer** - this is another Binance Labs backed project, which is similar to Dymension, in that it allows easy rollups (Rollups-as-a-Service) in the modular blockchain space.
        
5.  Connect your wallet to [Renzo](https://app.renzoprotocol.com/ezsol?ref=0x6b9238196908a48b3d2731d7ecfef4b5fa81cf0b) (ref link) and see if the **ezSOL** waitlist has been opened. If you're lucky, you'll be able to trade in that janky old\* **sSOL** for **ezSOL**. I still haven't found _my_ opening yet, but just a few hours ago they were [tweeting about ezSOL](https://x.com/RenzoProtocol/status/1837056111465353482) during the Token2049 conference in Singapore. So, in all honesty, this pool opening up could be imminent.
    
    ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/26cc41a5826173afaa1ac0463a9616fa.png)
    
    `sadge`
    

Help, I've still got 10 sSOL left!
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Me too, buddy. Me too.

If those tokens' idle status is really burning a hole in your wallet, here are your options:

1.  You can hit the [Defi](https://app.solayer.org/dashboard/defi) tab and lend **sSOL** on Orca, but don't expect any tokens from them.
    
2.  You can add to your delegations or Kamino position.
    

ty, <3 rhiza

### Footnotes

1.  _dsmtycatl: don't spend more than you can afford to lose_
    
2.  _I've been typing sSOL for like 30 minutes, yes it's janky and old now_

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*Originally published on [chunky metro paragraphs](https://paragraph.com/@rhiza/solana-restaking-meta)*