2026-01-18 13:29:19

It's frustrating when even modest positions get hit with massive slippage. Throw 1 SOL into a token and you're looking at 2% gone just like that—not ideal when you're trying to build a position without moving the market.

The real problem? Once projects like $MET launch their tokens through TGE, liquidity provider motivation tanks. The DLMM ecosystem used to have solid onchain support keeping spreads reasonable. Now? That deep liquidity infrastructure feels like it's evaporating.

We need to rebuild genuine depth across Solana pairs. Without it, retail gets squeezed, and the whole on-chain experience suffers. Better incentive structures for liquidity providers aren't just nice-to-have—they're essential for sustainable trading conditions.

SOL-1,28%

MET7,19%

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SatoshiHeir

· 7h ago

It should be pointed out that the phenomenon described by this brother precisely validates the argument in my analysis "On-Chain Evidence of the Solana Liquidity Crisis"—the incentive mechanism design of DLMM inherently has structural flaws. According to the white paper, the LP profit model will inevitably collapse after TGE, which is no surprise. Undoubtedly, a 2% slippage is already at a level of cutting leeks for retail investors. But the deeper issue is—let's return to the thinking framework of Satoshi Nakamoto's era. A truly decentralized market should be self-repairing, rather than waiting for a project team to "rescue" liquidity. That is the true essence of technology. It is obvious that the current Solana ecosystem has already become a replica of the fiat market logic—those with more funding have deeper liquidity. Quite ironic.

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CountdownToBroke

· 7h ago

1 SOL slippage of 2% is really outrageous. How can we even play like this?

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GasWaster

· 7h ago

Honestly, Solana's liquidity is really terrible right now. A single coin can slip 2%, who can handle that?

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GateUser-44a00d6c

· 7h ago

Slippage is really crazy, losing 2% on 1 SOL just completely threw me off.

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CommunitySlacker

· 8h ago

1SOL only has a 2% slippage, that's ridiculous... DLMM's liquidity is long gone, now no one even wants to play with LPs.

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CryptoPunster

· 8h ago

1SOL slippage 2%, this is a huge "grace" advantage, we retail investors are really too cooperative --- Once TGE goes live, liquidity runs away, DLMM is now just an empty shell, hilarious --- Regarding Solana's liquidity situation, retail investors should consider learning how to admit losses with dignity --- Instead of rebuilding deep liquidity, it's more like the big players have all run away, leaving us here to cut each other --- The problem isn't the incentive mechanism, but that no one wants to pave the way for retail investors anymore

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