Sola is a blockchain-powered decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on the Solana network. The platform is designed to solve issues plaguing other DeFi projects on the network, seeking to utilize strong protocols that ensure affordability, speed, and ease of use. According to the whitepaper, Sola aims to become a one-stop DeFi solutions platform, providing four products – DEX, swap, NFT, and staking. 

Sola DEX lets users trade Solana-based tokens, focused on providing a smooth and optimized user interface. The DEX was designed to facilitate transactions at low costs while ensuring high speeds. Sola DEX also allows users to set order limits and control prices for trading digital assets through a decentralized mechanism. Moreover, the DEX seeks to enable developers to list their projects with a few hassle-free steps. 

In addition, Sola Swap is a safety protocol that aims to focus on security along with a network-specific system. The platform intends to solve two primary issues commonly associated with swapping – high sliding fees and involvement of bots. Likewise, Sola also intends to launch NFTs on the platform that can be put to personal and commercial usage. Users can also collect, stake, and exchange these NFTs on the platform. 

SOLA is the native cryptocurrency of the Sola ecosystem. The digital asset is a utility and governance token. The platform collects SOLA tokens as transaction fees, while token holders get a right to partake in network governance. However, all the transaction fees collected are utilized to buy back SOLA and burn them. Token burning refers to sending a certain number of tokens to an inaccessible wallet to remove them from circulation permanently. 

Sola was created in August 2021, and the SOLA token was launched on August 9, 2021. The whitepaper of the platform was released on October 20, 2021. SOLA has a maximum total supply of 27,153,077 million tokens, 5,000,000 of which are reserved for the team and 4,000,000 for marketing. About 10,000,000 are locked for traders and 1,000,000 for community development.