Solana targets pro traders with chain-wide VIP rebates

Solana is trying to pull more professional trading activity on-chain, a move that could lift liquidity across its markets if firms keep using the network after incentives fade. The Solana Foundation's new Frontier Traders program aggregates volume across participating Solana venues and gives qualified traders VIP rebates, support, and technical infrastructure.

That approach differs from the usual exchange model, where fee tiers are earned on a single venue. Under Frontier, traders can qualify based on activity across Solana and receive benefits across the network. The target group is large market makers, prop firms, high-frequency traders, and sophisticated independent traders. VIP thresholds start at $10 million in 30-day volume and run up to firms handling more than $10 billion.

The program also includes priority RPC access for higher tiers through Triton and Helius, plus account support, introductions to teams, and early product access. For trading desks, that matters because latency, routing, and transaction visibility can affect execution costs as much as fees.

Solana said the founding venues represent more than 90% of its spot and perpetuals trading activity, including Jupiter, Raydium, Orca, Phoenix, Backpack Securities, Meteora, Phantom, Pump.fun, Ondo, xStocks, and OKX DEX. The open question is whether this flow stays once rebates and short-term campaigns stop.