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U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has integrated the DFlow trading protocol as its primary router for Solana, cutting trade failures on the network by eight times and improving liquidity for smaller tokens.
“The best trading experience means trading infrastructure that works 24/7, has the best coverage, and provides the best price. Adding DFlow helps with all three of those,” Richard Wu of Onchain Trading at Coinbase, said in a press release.
Before the integration, Coinbase reported that approximately one in 30 trades on its Solana-based products failed due to insufficient liquidity routing. With DFlow, that failure rate has fallen to one in 250. The protocol finds alternative trading paths that other aggregators miss, particularly for sell orders on less liquid tokens.
The move strengthens Coinbase's trading experience on the increasingly important Solana network, which has seen significant capital inflows, including a $750 million USDC mint by Circle and $2.1 billion bridged from Ethereum in Q1, according to industry data. For Solana, the integration on a major U.S. exchange validates its reliability and may attract further institutional and retail volume.
DFlow, which services over one million active traders monthly, was also tapped by prediction market giant Kalshi in December. Its ability to aggregate liquidity from disparate sources turns previously failed trades for smaller Solana tokens into successful transactions, a significant improvement for users attempting to sell assets outside of the top market cap list.
The Coinbase integration is the latest in a series of institutional adoptions for Solana. Major financial players including Visa, Stripe, Société Générale, and Franklin Templeton have all recently expanded operations or launched products on the network, citing its speed and low transaction costs. This trend suggests a broader shift in preference for Solana as a key execution layer for both crypto-native and traditional finance applications.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
