Raiku has joined the Sanctum ecosystem by launching rkuSOL, an LST launched in collaboration with Sanctum through our Staking as a Service product.
Raiku is a lightweight validator client developed for Solana's high-performance environment. The client supports Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compute reservations, allowing users to reserve blockspace before execution, alongside Just-in-Time (JIT) MEV bundle processing that helps validators capture transaction opportunities with minimal latency. Together, these capabilities are designed to improve throughput, execution predictability, and overall network efficiency.
How rkuSOL Works
rkuSOL allocates SOL to validators running the Raiku validator client, deriving its yield from three revenue sources: staking rewards, MEV, and blockspace sold in Raiku auctions.
Similar to how Sanctum INF earns from captured trading fees and passes it to stakers as yield, rkuSOL’s addition of Raiku auction revenue represents a unique twist in the LST sector, intended to help the asset outperform for its holders.
How To Get rkuSOL
rkuSOL is the newest featured LST on our LST explore page.
To get started with rkuSOL:
- Users stake as little as $1 worth of SOL to receive rkuSOL
- rkuSOL represents both their principal and accrued staking rewards.
- Rewards are distributed approximately every two days and compound automatically into the token’s value.
How to Launch an LST with Sanctum
Sanctum is the only Solana liquid staking provider that enables teams to launch and own a branded LST complete with custom validator logic, redemption rules, and deep DeFi integrations. All this and more is done through our Staking-as-a-Service offering.
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Our infrastructure powers the issuance, yield accrual, and composability of rkuSOL, enabling Raiku to integrate its own branded liquid staking experience(s) across the DeFi ecosystem to attract additional stake.
Raiku joins leading crypto teams like Pudgy Penguins, Jupiter, MoonPay, and Bybit in launching Sanctum LSTs.