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# Introduction

The DeFi platform for Solana stake

## Why Pye

Pye is building Validator DeFi on Solana. 

Solana staking is one of the most reliable rewards sources in crypto: stable, predictable, and battle-tested over half a decade. Despite that stability, stakers have almost no options for what to do with their rewards beyond waiting for them to accrue. There are billions of dollars locked up in idle stake, with most stakers and validators concerned about optimizations and hacks that lead to marginal basis point improvements. We believe that DeFi built from the valdiator level up can unlock entirely new revenue streams for Validators and increase Staker APYs manifold.

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## Who Pye Is For

| Participant          | What they get                                                                                   |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Stakers**          | New utility around stake and better returns                                                     |
| **Buyers & Traders** | DeFi strategies around stake and the ability to purchase SOL at a lower cost than anywhere else |
| **Validators**       | Predictable stake, new revenue streams, better tools to manage, retain and attract stake        |