# Marinade

> Automated SOL staking. Earn More, Stay in Control.

A liquid staking protocol offering optimized staking rewards through a Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) and protected staking with on-chain security.

A staking protocol that automates SOL delegation across hundreds of validators to maximize returns. Users can choose native staking with direct SOL deposits or liquid staking with mSOL tokens. The protocol's Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) ensures competitive validator rewards, while on-chain security protects against validator downtime. Integrated with major Solana DeFi applications for mSOL use.

- Type: Project
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-03-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Marinade

## Products

- [Marinade](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Marinade): Solana's liquid staking protocol offering mSOL tokens for staked SOL. Features direct unstaking, efficient liquidity management, and enhanced security through optimized stake pool distribution. Users can stake, unstake, and use mSOL across DeFi applications. (Liquid Staking, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [Marinade (MNDE)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Marinade): MNDE is the governance token of Marinade Finance, a liquid staking protocol on Solana. It is used to vote on protocol decisions, control the DAO treasury, and direct stake to validators. Holders lock their MNDE in Realms to obtain veMNDE governance power, with a unlock period when withdrawing. (Governance)
- [Marinade Staked SOL (mSOL)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Marinade): mSOL is a liquid staking token representing staked SOL on Marinade. It is used for trading, liquidity provision, lending, and farming across Solana DeFi while earning staking rewards. The token's value increases as staking rewards accumulate, meaning holders' balances grow automatically to reflect the yield earned by the underlying staked SOL. (Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs))

## Links

- [Blog](https://marinade.finance/blog)
- [Documentation](https://docs.marinade.finance)
- [Main](https://marinade.finance)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://docs.marinade.finance/partnerships/marinade-press-kit)
- [Governance](https://app.realms.today/dao/MNDE)
- [Forum](https://forum.marinade.finance)
- [Privacy policy](https://marinade.finance/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://marinade.finance/terms-of-use)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/yTdH8YkYKg)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/MarinadeFinance)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/marinade-finance)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3sarW4IBiJZR36laQUFgYg)

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