Integrating Mavrk’s Direct-to-DEX Token Launches to Enhance Orca’s TVL and Trading Ecosystem

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Hey Orca Community and Team!

I’m excited to share a new integration proposal that can bring substantial liquidity and immediate trading activity to Orca’s DEX. Over the past year, I’ve been working on Mavrk. It is a platform that deploys tokens directly onto DEXs with fully formed liquidity pools right from block zero. I have just extended this to Solana using Orca’s DEX exclusively, and I think this is a fantastic opportunity for us both.

What Mavrk is Bringing to Orca:

  1. Immediate Liquidity and Trading Volume: Every token launched via Mavrk on Solana goes straight to an Orca liquidity pool. That means zero bonding curve delays, no extra steps - just instant tradability and real liquidity from the very first trade. This should increase both trading volume and total value locked (TVL) on Orca.

  2. Minimal Cost, Maximum Efficiency: The cost for users is incredibly low. It is about 0.045 SOL total, or roughly $6-7 at current prices. This is slightly more than platforms like pump.fun, but Mavrk’s approach removes bonding curves entirely, delivering a transparent and straightforward process. Users only pay transaction fees, and tokens are fully decentralized with revoked mint and freeze authorities from the start.

  3. Supporting Orca’s Ecosystem and Governance: By increasing TVL and trading activity on Orca, we help the Orca DAO and governance mechanisms. More liquidity and active pools mean more fee generation, which can be funneled back into the Orca ecosystem - potentially for ORCA token buybacks or other community incentives.

    Why This Matters:

    Orca’s Wavebreak launchpad has seen a lull in activity. By partnering with or integrating Mavrk, we can revitalize that flow of new tokens and give creators a direct, low-cost path to launching on Orca. It’s a mutually beneficial scenario that drives more users and more activity to the Orca DEX.

    I’d love to work with the Orca DAO and community to make this official. By highlighting Mavrk as a recommended launch method, Orca can attract a wave of new projects, boost TVL, and grow its trading ecosystem. Let’s discuss how we can officially collaborate and bring this to life!

    On top of all this, I want to mention that Mavrk on Solana is currently a minimal viable product. I’ve got a basic MVP live at mavrk.xyz/solana that includes a simple create-a-token form and a feed of recently launched tokens. It’s really barebones right now. Until now, the platform has focused on EVM chains as seen at mavrk.xyz/explore.

    I’d love to take this to the next level with dedicated token pages, enhanced UI, and more features that would really make Orca the go-to DEX for these launches. But before putting a lot of time into that, I wanted to see if there’s any interest from the Orca team or community.

    So if there are any grant programs, developer incentives, or even just some form of collaborative support from the Orca DAO, I’d be thrilled to explore those. Essentially, I’m looking for any avenues where we can partner up to build this out further and bring more projects and liquidity to Orca.

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Follow-Up: Real Onchain Data Demonstrating Mavrk’s Immediate DEX Market Formation

GM Orca Community & Team,

I wanted to share some concrete onchain data that demonstrates the difference between Mavrk’s approach and Wavebreak’s bonding curve model. This data shows why immediate DEX market formation matters for Orca’s ecosystem.

Mavrk Example: Dark Horse ($DARKHORSE)

I recently deployed a token called Dark Horse using the Mavrk platform at mavrk.xyz/solana. Here’s the onchain data:

Current Pool Metrics:

  • TVL: $787.33
  • 24hr Trading Volume: $831.58
  • Market Cap: $5,056
  • Synthetic Liquidity: $4,800

Pool Composition:

  • WSOL: 6 ($787.33 at current SOL market value)
  • $DARKHORSE: 809,796,397.4 tokens (remaining in single-sided seeded pool)

Key Point: This token was deployed directly to an Orca Whirlpool with immediate tradability. It’s generating real trading volume and fees for Orca from day one.

Wavebreak Comparison: Bonding Curve Tokens

For comparison, let’s look at the current state of tokens deployed through Orca’s Wavebreak bonding curve launchpad.

Recent Wavebreak Deployments:

  1. CZ: Bonding rate 1%, $3.89k market cap - deployed 14 days ago
  2. GBOY: Bonding rate 1%, $3.89k market cap - deployed 20 days ago
  3. orca: Bonding rate 1%, $3.89k market cap - deployed 22 days ago

Critical Observation: If you scroll through the list at Wavebreka , you’ll notice that approximately 99.9% of tokens deployed through Wavebreak are:

  • Stuck at 1% bonding rate (meaning they’ve only raised ~$3.89k, far from the 85 SOL threshold needed for graduation)
  • Stuck at $3.89k market cap
  • Have had zero trading activity (or minimal at best)
  • Will likely never graduate to Orca’s DEX because they can’t reach the 85 SOL threshold

Why This Matters:

According to Wavebreak’s documentation, tokens graduate to Orca’s DEX when 85 SOL worth of tokens exist in circulation. At graduation, 19.32% of the token supply plus 84 SOL are auto-seeded into a Whirlpool, making the token instantly tradable on Orca.

However, these Wavebreak tokens are not actually on Orca’s DEX yet because they haven’t reached the 85 SOL threshold needed for graduation. They’re stuck in the bonding curve phase. Until graduation happens:

  • No real DEX trading occurs (tokens only trade within Wavebreak’s bonding curve)
  • No DEX fees are generated for Orca DAO (only a 1.18% protocol fee is collected at graduation, if it ever happens)
  • Tokens remain in a pre-DEX state with minimal activity

Note on Bonding Curve Trading Fees:

While Wavebreak doesn’t explicitly mention trading fees during the bonding phase, most bonding curve platforms typically charge trading fees (often around 1%) on trades within the curve. If Wavebreak does charge such fees, they would be separate from DEX trading fees and would only benefit Wavebreak/Orca if tokens actually trade during bonding. However, given that 99.9% of tokens have minimal trading activity and never reach graduation, any bonding curve trading fees would be negligible compared to the DEX trading fees that Mavrk tokens generate immediately.

The Fundamental Difference:

| Aspect | Mavrk | Wavebreak

| Market Formation | Immediate DEX deployment | Bonding curve → DEX migration |

| Tradability | Instant (from block zero) | Delayed (until 85 SOL threshold reached) |

| DEX Fees to Orca | Immediate | Only after graduation (if it happens) |

| TVL Contribution | Immediate | Only after graduation (if it happens) |

| Trading Activity | Real volume from day one | Minimal until graduation (if it happens) |

| Cost to Launch | ~0.045 SOL (network fees) | Standard Solana network fees only |

| Graduation | N/A (immediate DEX) | 85 SOL must be raised from community |

| Success Rate | 100% reach DEX | <0.1% reach graduation threshold |

What This Means for Orca DAO:

  1. Immediate Fee Generation: Mavrk tokens start generating DEX trading fees for Orca from the moment they’re deployed. Every swap contributes to Orca’s protocol revenue.
  2. Real TVL Growth: Mavrk pools contribute to Orca’s TVL immediately, not after a bonding curve phase that may never complete.
  3. Active Trading Ecosystem: Unlike Wavebreak tokens stuck at 1% bonding rate, Mavrk tokens are immediately tradeable, creating real market activity.
  4. Permissionless Market Formation: Mavrk’s approach creates true onchain markets from day one - no bonding curve delays, no migration risks, just immediate DEX integration.

Immediate Fee Distribution to Orca Ecosystem:

All Mavrk-created pools use Orca’s 1% trading fee tier. From the very first trade, every swap distributes fees as follows:

  1. 87% to Liquidity Providers - Rewarding LPs for providing liquidity
  2. 12% to Protocol Treasury, subdivided as:
    1. 50% to the initial development team (supporting ongoing operations and development)
    2. 30% to the Orca DAO Fee Treasury
    3. 20% used programmatically to buy ORCA for the xORCA pool
  3. 1% to the Climate Fund

This means every Mavrk token is immediately contributing to Orca DAO, the development team, ORCA token buybacks, and the Climate Fund from the very first trade - not after a bonding curve phase that may never complete.

For the 99.9% of Wavebreak tokens that never graduate, these fee distributions never occur.

The Data Speaks for Itself:

  • Dark Horse ($DARKHORSE): Deployed via Mavrk → $787 TVL, $831 in 24hr volume, actively trading on Orca DEX from day one
  • Wavebreak tokens: Deployed via bonding curve → 99.9% stuck at 1% bonding rate (~$3.89k raised, far from 85 SOL needed), will likely never graduate to Orca DEX

Additional Context:

When Wavebreak tokens do successfully graduate (reaching the 85 SOL threshold), they create a Whirlpool with 19.32% of supply + 84 SOL. However, the vast majority never reach this point. Mavrk, on the other hand, ensures 100% of tokens reach the DEX immediately, with 100% of supply initially seeded into the pool (single-sided, building liquidity through trading).

Why This Partnership Makes Sense:

  • By integrating or officially supporting Mavrk, Orca can:
  • Revitalize the flow of new tokens to the DEX
  • Generate immediate DEX fees instead of waiting for bonding curve completions
  • Attract creators with a lower-cost, more transparent launch method
  • Build TVL and trading volume from day one

According to Wavebreak’s documentation, there’s no upfront creation fee for launching a token (just standard Solana network fees). However, tokens must raise 85 SOL through the bonding curve to graduate. At graduation, a 1.18% protocol fee (~1 SOL) is collected.

The Critical Revenue Difference:

  • For the 99.9% of tokens that never reach graduation:

  • The 1.18% protocol fee is never collected

  • No DEX trading fees are generated because the tokens never make it to Orca’s Whirlpools

    If there are bonding curve trading fees, they would be minimal given the lack of trading activity

Even if Wavebreak charges trading fees during the bonding phase (which is common for bonding curve platforms but not explicitly documented), these fees are fundamentally different from DEX trading fees:

  • Bonding curve fees: Only apply to trades within the bonding curve, before DEX deployment
  • DEX trading fees: Generated from actual Whirlpool swaps, directly benefiting Orca DAO and the protocol

The key point is that DEX trading fees (which benefit Orca DAO) only begin after graduation, which most tokens never achieve.

In contrast, Mavrk tokens generate DEX trading fees immediately from the moment they’re deployed. Every swap on the Orca DEX contributes to Orca’s protocol revenue, regardless of whether the token succeeds or fails. This creates a more sustainable revenue model for Orca DAO.

The Fee Distribution Impact:

With Mavrk’s 1% trading fee pools, every trade immediately supports:

  • Orca DAO Fee Treasury (30% of the 12% protocol fee = 3.6% of total trading fees)
  • ORCA token buybacks (20% of the 12% protocol fee = 2.4% of total trading fees)
  • Development team operations (50% of the 12% protocol fee = 6% of total trading fees)
  • Climate Fund (1% of total trading fees)

For example, the Dark Horse token’s $831 in 24hr volume means approximately:

  1. ~$8.31 in total trading fees generated (1% of volume)
  2. ~$7.23 to Liquidity Providers (87%)
  3. ~$0.30 to Orca DAO Fee Treasury (30% of 12% protocol fee)
  4. ~$0.20 to ORCA buybacks (20% of 12% protocol fee)
  5. ~$0.50 to development team (50% of 12% protocol fee)
  6. ~$0.08 to Climate Fund (1% of total fees)

And this is happening from day one for every Mavrk token, while 99.9% of Wavebreak tokens never generate any of these fee distributions because they never reach the DEX.

I’d love to discuss how we can make this partnership official and bring more immediate liquidity and trading activity to Orca’s DEX. The onchain data shows this approach works.

Looking forward to the community’s thoughts!

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