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Drift Protocol Overview

Drift is a decentralized perpetual futures exchange on Solana, offering:

  • Peer-to-peer trading of perpetuals, spot markets, and swaps without intermediaries
  • Support for 30+ collateral types with up to 50x leverage
  • Hybrid liquidity model combining on-chain orderbook with dynamic automated market maker
  • $6B+ monthly trading volume and $1.2B TVL
  • 250,000+ monthly active traders

Eliza Integration​

  • Users can execute trades via conversational AI interface
  • Technical integration via TypeScript/Python SDKs
  • AI-driven risk management for position adjustment
  • Unified portfolio dashboard across DeFi activities
  • Eliza Drift Plugin enables natural language trading commands

Recent Developments​

  • $2.2B weekly volume records (2024)
  • Added PYUSD and USDe as collateral options
  • Launched prediction markets via BET tokens
  • Integrated RWA collateral through Ondo Finance partnership
  • Transitioned to DRIFT token DAO governance

Drift leads Solana's derivatives sector through its hybrid liquidity model, cross-margin capabilities, and strategic partnerships with Pyth, Wormhole, and Jito.