Drift is a Solana-based perpetuals DEX that also offers liquid staking, making it best suited for traders seeking leveraged exposure alongside staking yields. StakeStone is an omnichain liquid staking protocol focused on cross-chain interoperability, ideal for users who want to stake across multiple blockchains. The key difference is Drift’s emphasis on derivatives trading on Solana versus StakeStone’s multi-chain staking infrastructure.
| Token Price | — | — |
| 24h Change | — | — |
| Market Cap | — | — |
| TVL | $220.3MDefiLlama | $23.0MDefiLlama |
| MCap Rank | #1291 | #1193 |
| Total Raised | $52.3M | $22.0M |
| Founded | 2021 | 2023 |
| Stage | — | — |
| X / Twitter | 0 | 180K |
| GitHub Stars | 395 | — |
| Chains | solana | bnb-chainethereummonad |
| Tags | Derivatives, DeFi, Perp | LSD, DeFi, DeFi |
Drift is a decentralized exchange on Solana offering perpetual futures, prediction markets, and liquid staking. It features an Insurance Fund to maintain solvency and recently outlined a recovery plan for users after an exploit.
StakeStone is a decentralized liquidity infrastructure protocol that optimizes yield generation and liquidity distribution across blockchain networks. It offers yield-bearing liquid ETH and BTC assets like STONE, SBTC, and STONEBTC, empowering liquidity providers with efficient earning opportunities.