Solflare, the wallet built only for Solana

01 · OverviewSolflare in brief

Solflare is a self-custodial wallet built specifically for Solana. It does not try to be your Ethereum or Bitcoin wallet. Everything in the app, from staking to signing, is designed around one network.

The figures above are Solflare's own, shown on its homepage at the time of writing. They describe a wallet with a large, established user base that has grown alongside Solana itself. Solflare runs as an iOS and Android app and as a Chrome extension, and Meteora lists it among supported wallets.

Being Solana-only has practical consequences. There is no network switcher to get wrong, every address in the app is a Solana address, and the feature set goes deep on Solana-specific things like native staking and hardware signing. The flip side is equally clear: if you also hold ETH or BTC, you will need a second wallet for them.

02 · StakingA staking-first design

Solflare's roots are in staking, and it still shows. You can delegate SOL natively to any validator you choose, directly from the wallet. Native staking keeps your SOL in a stake account you control; the validator only gets the right to use its weight for consensus.

A few mechanics are worth knowing before you stake from the same wallet you use for Meteora:

• Epoch timing. Solana epochs last about two to three days. Stake activates and deactivates at epoch boundaries, so unstaked SOL is not available instantly.
• Commission. Rewards come from inflation plus MEV tips and fee shares, and validators keep a commission. A validator's commission and reliability matter more than small differences in advertised yield.
• Staked SOL is not LP-ready. Natively staked SOL cannot be deposited in a pool. If you want staking yield and LP fees at once, the usual route is a liquid staking tokenLSTLiquid staking token: a token that represents staked SOL and keeps earning staking rewards while remaining transferable. paired in a pool.

That last point is where Solflare and Meteora meet. An LP might keep a core of natively staked SOL in Solflare, and separately provide liquidity in an LST–SOL pool, where the two tokens move closely together and impermanent loss stays small. Our SOL staking guide compares native staking with LSTs in more depth.

03 · HardwareHardware support and Solflare Shield

Hardware signing is Solflare's other strong suit. It works with third-party devices and now sells its own.

Why does this matter for an LP? A DLMM position is a set of on-chain accounts controlled by your key. If that key sits on a hardware device, malware on your computer can propose a transaction but cannot approve it. For positions you hold for weeks, that is a meaningful upgrade over a purely hot wallet.

The cost is friction. Rebalancing a position can take several signatures, and each one needs a physical confirmation. A sensible split is to keep the hardware-backed account for larger, slower positions and a hot account for experiments and small, fast-moving pools.

04 · ExtrasPerps and the Solflare Card

Beyond staking and storage, Solflare has added two products. They are optional, and neither is needed to use Meteora.

Perps involve leverage, and leverage can wipe out a position quickly. That is a very different risk profile from providing liquidity. If you use both, consider keeping them in separate accounts so a liquidation never touches the SOL you need for LP rent and fees.

05 · HistoryThe MetaMask Snap, and why it ended

In 2023 Solflare launched a MetaMask Snap that let MetaMask users connect to Solana apps. For a while it was the easiest way for Ethereum-native users to try Solana DeFi without installing a new wallet. Meteora's docs still mention MetaMask via Snaps with Solflare.

That bridge is no longer needed. MetaMask added native Solana support in May 2025, and Solflare's help center says the Snap's Solana support was discontinued on 11 May 2026, after a grace period.

06 · SetupSetting up Solflare, step by step

1. Download the official app

   Go to solflare.com and follow the link to the Chrome Web Store, App Store or Google Play. Check the publisher name; lookalike extensions exist.

2. Create or import a wallet

   Choose a new wallet, or "I already have a wallet" to import a recovery phrase. Set an app password; it protects this device only.

3. Back up the recovery phrase

   Write the words in order on paper or metal, and store them offline. No screenshots, no cloud notes, no messages to yourself.

4. Add hardware if you have it

   Connect a Ledger, Keystone or Shield following Solflare's help guides. Move long-term funds to that account.

5. Fund the wallet

   Copy your Solana address and send a small test amount of SOL on the Solana network. When it arrives, send the rest. Our guide on how to buy Solana covers this.

6. Stake, if that is your plan

   Pick a validator in the staking section and delegate only the SOL you will not need soon. Keep the rest liquid for fees and LP activity.

07 · MeteoraUsing Solflare on Meteora

Meteora supports Solflare through the Solana Wallet Standard. Connecting is simple: open meteora.ag from a bookmark, click Connect Wallet, pick Solflare and approve. If your account is hardware-backed, every later signature will prompt the device.

Before your first position, sort out the SOL side. Meteora advises keeping at least 0.05 SOL in your wallet. A DLMM position locks about 0.059 SOL of rent, refunded when you close it, and the first LP to place liquidity in a new price range pays about 0.075 SOL of non-refundable binArray rent. With staking in the same wallet, it is easy to stake too much and leave too little liquid SOL for these costs.

A worked example makes the trade-off concrete. Say you hold 20 SOL in Solflare. You stake 15 natively and keep 5 liquid. You open two DLMM positions in established pools: about 0.12 SOL goes to refundable position rent. If one of those ranges is fresh and you are the first LP there, add about 0.075 SOL that you will not get back. With fees on top, you still have plenty of headroom. Stake 19.9 SOL instead and you may not be able to close a position when you need to, because closing also costs a fee.

Then check Meteora's transaction settings. You can pick a priorityPriority feeAn optional extra fee paid to validators for faster inclusion, set as compute-unit price times compute-unit limit. level (Fast, Turbo or Ultra), cap the maximum fee or set an exact one, and choose the broadcast mode. Meteora's docs note that DLMM transactions always use Jito. If pool data looks stale, try a different RPC in the settings.

For Solana-only users who stake and want hardware signing without extra apps, Solflare is one of the most coherent choices available. The main habit to build is keeping enough unstaked SOL for the transactions that LPing involves.