I’ve been using Ethereum-based DEXs for a while, mainly Uniswap and Sushiswap, but gas fees really started getting out of hand. That’s when I decided to explore the Solana ecosystem, which promises faster transactions and much lower fees. The first project that caught my attention was Raydium — I kept seeing it mentioned in forums and on Twitter. I didn’t quite get how it was different from the others, especially since it seemed to combine order books with AMM liquidity pools. After some digging, I found a really clear explanation that laid out how Raydium operates within the Solana network and why it matters for DeFi users.
If you’re exploring Solana-based DeFi platforms, this breakdown of Raydium is solid: https://tokenpumper.com/blog/raydium-what-is-it-overview — it helped me understand its dual system and why it plays such a central role in Solana’s trading infrastructure.