Your Guide on How to Bridge to Solana for the Upcoming Airdrop Season

The Solana ecosystem is experiencing rapid growth. $SOL just hit a new yearly high of $210 and its total value locked (TVL) has consistently increased over the past six months.

This resurgence in Solana has been fueled by big airdrops from Jito and Jupiter, with many users receiving

.

Recently,

, one of the leading interoperability projects connecting Solana with the wider ecosystem, announced details for their $W token airdrop. With the launch of $W approaching, we’re anticipating a huge airdrop season coming up on Solana in Q2.

This article offers actionable insights on how you can position yourself to make the most of Solana Summer.

Users often have assets on EVM chains but need assets on Solana to interact with applications. Here’s a simple 3-step guide to bridging funds from EVM chains to Solana (and vice versa!)

For Solana, Jumper currently supports top wallets like Phantom, Solflare, and Backpack.

For eg: if you want to bridge from Polygon to Solana, select USDC and the route.

Please note: currently, Jumper only supports USDC and USDT transfers from various EVM chains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, and Avalanche.

Now that you have funds on Solana, let’s check out the list of major tokenless projects.

is an RWA (Real World Assets) platform where users can trade real estate onchain.

It's one of the best and upcoming platforms built on Solana where you can long/short cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles etc.

The UI of the dApp is easy to navigate and one can quickly get started. Parcl is running a points program that is currently in season 3.

You can earn points by:

Trading on the platform.

Depositing liquidity on the platform.

Referring your friends

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The exact date of the token launch is yet to be announced but my guess would be mid-April.

is a lending/borrowing protocol built on the Solana blockchain. Their token is confirmed and they are running a points program as well.

You can earn points by:

Depositing assets.

Borrowing assets.

Long/Short assets.

The snapshot for their airdrop is on

. If you haven’t started using it, there’s still time but you need to hurry up!

Just like Kamino, there's

which is a lending/borrowing protocol on Solana. They are running a points program as well but their token isn't confirmed (yet).

You can earn points by:

Depositing assets.

Borrowing assets.

Referring your friends.

Their token is not confirmed yet but if you're in the mood for some extra points, might give them a try.

is the first custom Peer-to-Peer loans for DeFi on solana where users can choose custom APY, LTV and durations for their borrowing and lending.

On top of this, users can lend their NFTs and borrow SOL/USDC in return. Recently, they

on X, which makes us believe that they could launch a token soon.

Also, instead of points, they have droplets. The more volume you generate, the more droplets you earn.

You can earn droplets by:

Depositing assets

Borrowing assets

Referring your friends.

The launch date of the token is not confirmed yet but try to collect at least 10,000 droplets to maximize your chances.

is a Gamified DEX on Solana. Users can trade with up to 20x leverage. The UI is nice and it's one of the fastest DEXs on Solana.

Their token

is confirmed but the launch date is not known at the moment.

By trading on the platform, you earn Z-Score which is similar to points but with a fancy name.

You can earn Z-Score by:

Generating volume on the DEX.

Buying and burning a Zeta Card

.

is one of the OG DEXs on Solana. Drift offers both spot and leverage trading. Their

is confirmed and will be launching in the next few weeks.

You can earn points by:

Generating Volume on the DEX.

Lending Assets.

Borrowing Assets.

Launch date of their token is not confirmed yet but it should be in the next few weeks.

Some other projects that you should keep in mind:

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If you find the guide useful, share it with your friends and fellow manlets. If you have any questions or want more details, post on X and tag @jumperexchange – the intern will definitely help you out :)