Sanctum
Sanctum is an infrastructure protocol built on the Solana blockchain that specializes in liquid staking. The project develops foundational technology to power Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs), support validators, and provide a range of services for end-users, developers, and partner institutions within the Solana ecosystem. [1] [2]
Overview
Sanctum's primary goal is to provide the core infrastructure for liquid staking on Solana, serving a diverse user base that includes retail participants, validators, and institutions. The project's origins trace back to a Solana stake pool named "Socean," which was created by the same team. The team has been active in the Solana ecosystem since 2021 and also contributed to the implementation of the original stake pool program at Solana Labs, which is now known as Agave. [2]
Over time, the project's focus pivoted from operating a single, direct-to-consumer stake pool to creating a more foundational and scalable infrastructure for the entire liquid staking landscape on Solana.
This strategic shift led to the establishment of Sanctum as it exists today. The protocol's core innovation is its Infinity pool, a shared liquidity mechanism designed to unify all LSTs on the network and drastically lower the barriers to entry for new liquid staking solutions. [2]
Beyond its core LST infrastructure, Sanctum offers a suite of B2B services. These include "Staking-as-a-Service," which allows partners to launch their own branded LSTs, as well as transaction delivery and Web3 development operations platforms.
In Q4 2025, Sanctum released a quarterly report detailing its growth and asserted its position as the top liquid staking protocol on Solana during that period. [1]
History
The development team behind Sanctum began its work within the Solana ecosystem in 2021. Their initial project was a stake pool called Socean. During this early period, the team members were also contributors to the stake pool program being developed at Solana Labs. [2]
Recognizing a broader need for foundational infrastructure rather than just another individual stake pool, the team shifted its strategy. This pivot involved moving away from the direct-to-consumer model of Socean to focus on building the underlying technology that could support a multitude of liquid staking tokens. This transition marked the official beginning of the Sanctum protocol. [2]
By 2025, the project's business-to-business model was formalized with the official launch of its "Staking-as-a-Service" offering. This service was designed to empower other projects and institutions to create their own custom, branded LSTs using Sanctum's robust infrastructure. Later that year, in its Q4 2025 "Sanctum Quarterly" report, the project highlighted significant growth metrics and reported that it had become the leading liquid staking protocol on the Solana network. [1] [2]
Products and Services
Sanctum's offerings are structured to serve multiple segments of the Web3 market, including a core infrastructure layer, a user-facing application, and a suite of tools for businesses and developers.
Core Infrastructure: The Infinity Pool
The flagship product of the Sanctum protocol is Infinity, a unified shared liquidity pool designed to accommodate all LSTs on the Solana blockchain. Its primary innovation is its ability to reduce the marginal cost of launching a new LST to near-zero. By doing so, it significantly lowers the barrier to entry for validators, DAOs, and other projects looking to introduce their own liquid staking tokens without needing to bootstrap deep, isolated liquidity pools.
This unified liquidity approach helps mitigate liquidity fragmentation across the ecosystem. [2]
The implementation of the Infinity pool is credited with facilitating substantial growth in the Solana LST market. Before its introduction, the network had only a small number of LSTs. The infrastructure provided by Sanctum's Infinity pool enabled this number to grow to over 1,361 distinct LSTs, fostering a more diverse and competitive liquid staking environment. [2]
For End-Users: Sanctum App
Sanctum provides a user-facing application that allows individuals to stake their SOL tokens to earn yield. The Sanctum App is designed for simplicity, offering users a direct way to receive daily staking rewards and a straightforward withdrawal process.
The platform has advertised potential returns of "up to 10% APY," while also citing a more specific figure of 6.31% APY, which is attributed to the performance of its underlying liquidity engine. [1]
For Businesses and Developers (B2B)
Sanctum has developed a range of B2B solutions that abstract away the complexities of blockchain infrastructure, allowing other projects to build on its technology.
Staking-as-a-Service (SaaS)
This service enables partners to launch their own branded liquid staking solutions without needing to build the infrastructure from the ground up.
The offering includes white-label validators and the ability to create custom LSTs. This allows partners like exchanges and DeFi protocols to offer native staking solutions to their users while leveraging Sanctum's proven and audited infrastructure. According to the project, this service has generated over $5 million in revenue for its partners. [1] [2]
Gateway
Gateway is a transaction delivery infrastructure product for the Solana network. It is designed to provide developers with a more reliable and efficient method for processing transactions compared to standard RPC methods.
The service offers tools for real-time control, observability, and optimization of transaction delivery, helping applications improve their user experience by increasing transaction success rates, especially during periods of network congestion. The Gateway service has successfully delivered over 350,000 transactions. [1] [2]
Ironforge
Described as "The complete Web3 DevOps platform," Ironforge provides operational infrastructure for developers and teams building in the Web3 space. This platform is designed to handle the complex operational requirements of decentralized applications, allowing development teams to focus on their core product.
The Ironforge platform reportedly handles a workload of 300 million requests daily. [1]
Sanctum Web
"Sanctum Web" is listed as a product offered by the project, but specific details regarding its function or purpose were not available in provided documentation. [1]
Token ($CLOUD)
Sanctum's native token, CLOUD, is a governance token built on the Solana blockchain. It is designed to align the interests of contributors, stakers, and builders within the Sanctum ecosystem through a decentralized decision-making process. The token's contract address is CLoUDKc4Ane7HeQcPpE3YHnznRxhMimJ4MyaUqyHFzAu. [3] [4]
Utility and Governance
The primary utility of the CLOUD token is governance. Token holders can participate in shaping the protocol's direction. Sanctum employs a unique governance model called "Funtarchy," where holders vote on proposals by buying or selling CLOUD based on their conviction in a proposal's potential impact.
This system is intended to reward accurate predictions and align token ownership with the project's long-term vision. Beyond governance, holding CLOUD grants access to private community channels and events within the "Cloudfam." [3]
Tokenomics and Market Data
The CLOUD token has a total and maximum supply of 1 billion tokens. As of early 2026, the self-reported circulating supply was approximately 494.31 million CLOUD, representing about 49.43% of the total supply.
The token's all-time high was recorded at 0.03251 on February 28, 2026. CLOUD is traded on both centralized and decentralized exchanges, including Kraken, Bybit, KuCoin, Gate.io, and Meteora. [3]
Partnerships
Sanctum has established relationships with various entities in the Solana ecosystem, ranging from foundational technical collaboration to commercial partnerships for its Staking-as-a-Service offering.
Institutional and Foundational Relationships
The Sanctum team has historical ties to the core development of the Solana network. Team members were early contributors to the stake pool program that was originally developed at Solana Labs (now known as Agave), giving them deep expertise in Solana's staking architecture. [2]
Staking-as-a-Service and LST Partners
Several prominent projects and exchanges use Sanctum's infrastructure to power their own branded Liquid Staking Tokens. These partnerships are a direct application of Sanctum's Staking-as-a-Service model. Confirmed partners and their associated LSTs include:
- Jupiter: jupSOL
- Bybit: bbSOL
- Drift: dSOL
- crypto.com: cdcSOL
- DeFi Dev Corp: dfdvSOL
These collaborations showcase the utility of Sanctum's white-label solution, allowing established platforms to integrate liquid staking services seamlessly for their user bases. [1] [2]
