In the November 19 episode of The SUP, Chase and James sat down with two key Supra dApp founders, Solido’s Tani and Supralend’s Alex, to talk about their latest milestones, including Solido’s TGE and Supralend’s mainnet launch. The discussion dove into everything from token economics and ecosystem growth to the broader importance of building sustainable DeFi primitives on Supra.
Solido’s TGE: The First Supra Token Generation Event
Tani, founder of Solido, joined to celebrate one of the most significant moments for any project: their recent $SOLID token generation event (TGE). As the first Supra-based dApp to hit this stage, Solido’s launch marks a milestone for both the protocol and the ecosystem, and, remarkably, the sale raised over 111M $SUPRA, over 222% of the project’s goal.
As shown above, the initial planned token distribution for the $SOLID token will be as follows:
- 50%: Ecosystem Incentives
- 20%: Team and Advisors
- 10%: Private Round
- 5%: Public Sale
- 5%: Genesis Rewards
- 5%: Treasury
- 5%: Market Making
Tani explained how the team approached the TGE carefully, ensuring token distribution, liquidity, and staking mechanics were optimized for long-term stability rather than short-term speculation. Solido’s goal, he emphasized, is to become a core DeFi building block for the Supra ecosystem, offering tools that help users earn yield safely and transparently.
The hosts congratulated the team on the achievement, noting how the event showcases Supra’s momentum in bringing real dApps from concept to mainnet and now to full token deployment. For early community members, Solido’s launch demonstrates what a mature project lifecycle on Supra looks like, from hackathon prototype to fully realized, tokenized application.
“We went from idea to mainnet in under a year. We delivered our token early because we want the community to join the journey now, not years later.
We want everyone to see what Solido becomes in the next two to five years. The products we want to build, the execution, the roadmap, this is just the beginning.”
–Tani, Founder, Solido
Supralend Goes Live on Mainnet
The episode also highlighted Supralend, one of Supra’s earliest lending protocols, which officially launched on mainnet. Founder Alex described Supralend’s mission as critical but straightforward: to provide transparent, verifiable, and automated lending infrastructure for Supra users.
Unlike traditional DeFi lending platforms, Supralend is designed around Supra’s vertical integration, combining oracle feeds, smart contract automation, and high throughput. This allows the platform to offer faster transaction speeds, precise on-chain interest calculations, and cross-chain composability without relying on external middleware.
Alex shared that the mainnet launch is just the beginning. The team plans to expand supported assets, integrate with Supra’s automation services for zero-delay liquidations, and explore multi-asset collateralization. He stressed that Supralend’s roadmap aligns tightly with Supra’s broader DeFi stack, paving the way for a fully connected ecosystem of trust-minimized financial tools.
“Supra gives us the scalability, the oracle access, and the security guarantees that a lending protocol needs. It’s the right base layer for us to build long-term.”
–Alex, Co-Founder, Supralend
Ecosystem Growth: From Experimental Testnets to Mainnet Success
Throughout the episode, Chase and James emphasized how these dApps represent Supra’s next phase, where infrastructure meets real applications. They discussed the challenges and lessons that come with scaling a blockchain ecosystem, from early testnet users to institutional partnerships.
Both founders credited Supra’s developer experience for enabling their progress. With built-in oracles, automation, and sub-second finality, Supra gives DeFi teams the confidence to deploy complex systems without worrying about latency or data reliability. Tani and Alex both noted that being part of an early, vertically integrated ecosystem allows for more experimentation and less dependence on third parties.
On DeFi, Transparency, and Trust
A recurring theme was transparency, which both projects consider non-negotiable. Solido aims to make staking and yield generation verifiable directly on-chain, with all smart contract data publicly auditable. Supralend’s model similarly prioritizes visible risk metrics and real-time loan analytics, powered by Supra’s oracle infrastructure.
James drew parallels between today’s DeFi builders and the early days of Ethereum, noting that what differentiates this new wave is a focus on trust-minimized finance rather than hype cycles. Both guests agreed that building sustainable DeFi isn’t about speculation — it’s about replacing legacy inefficiencies with provably fair systems.
Looking Ahead: The Supra DeFi Stack in Action
As Supra’s first generation of dApps matures, the ecosystem now has a tangible foundation for real economic activity.
While Solido brings yield generation via liquid staking, a crypto-backed stablecoin ecosystem, and token utility, Supralend introduces capital markets and lending primitives to the broader Supra ecosystem, and both dApps plan to work hand-in-hand, with future lending pools on Supralend likely including Solido-generated assets, like $stSUPRA, $CASH, and $SOLID.
Together, these projects show the first real-world use cases of Supra’s unique features, from its Moonshot consensus (enabling 500,000+ TPS in testing) to its oracle and automation integration, which power everything from staking to liquidations with zero-block delay.
Chase pointed out that this is precisely the kind of activity that proves Supra’s potential as a fully integrated DeFi Layer 1, rather than just an oracle or infrastructure layer. Both founders echoed that sentiment, emphasizing collaboration over competition and a shared goal of growing the ecosystem together.
Final Thoughts
Episode 45 captured a key moment in Supra’s evolution, moving from infrastructure to impact. With Solido’s TGE complete and Supralend live on mainnet, the Supra ecosystem now has both sides of the DeFi equation online: earning and lending.
For the community, this episode was a reminder that Supra’s roadmap is more than theory; it’s now producing real products, real tokens, and real users.
As Chase wrapped up, he summed up the excitement best: “This is what building looks like. Supra isn’t just talking about DeFi, it’s happening right here.”