Drift Staked SOL is a Solana liquid staking token, dSOL, connected to the Drift protocol. Users stake SOL and receive dSOL, a liquid representation that keeps earning staking rewards while staying usable across Solana DeFi.
How dSOL works
Deposit SOL and receive dSOL, a token designed to accrue staking rewards through its value over time. Because it is liquid and composable, dSOL can be traded or deployed without unstaking first, and it ties into the Drift ecosystem on Solana.
What our data shows
- Total value locked of about $279.7M, the smallest in our liquid staking set.
- A measured age of roughly 2.0 years.
- Single-chain (Solana) operation.
- Front-end response of about 200ms.
- No audits surfaced in our checks, and no dedicated status page was found. This entry has the lowest overall score in the category, at 4.88.
Risks and caveats
The lower score reflects a combination of smaller scale, an unverified audit signal, and limited reach in our data rather than any single failing. Our checks did not surface audit records, so confirm security independently. Standard LST risks apply: smart-contract vulnerabilities, validator performance and slashing, and the possibility that dSOL trades away from its underlying value. Smaller size can also mean thinner secondary-market liquidity.
The app-integrated angle
dSOL is closely tied to Drift, a Solana trading and DeFi application, so its most natural use is as a productive, liquid form of SOL for people already active there. Integration with a specific app can make the token convenient to use in that context and can support incentives around it. The trade-off is that a smaller, app-linked LST tends to have narrower external liquidity, meaning exiting through the market during stress may be harder than with a larger, broadly integrated token. It also concentrates a good deal of the token's usefulness inside one application rather than across the wider Solana ecosystem.
Who it is for
dSOL mainly suits Solana users already active with Drift who want a liquid staked SOL position within that ecosystem. Users who prioritize scale, deep liquidity, or independently confirmed audits will likely prefer a larger, more established option, and anyone using dSOL should size positions with its smaller footprint in mind.