Catenaa, Sunday, April 13, 2025-0x’s decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator, Matcha, has expanded its services to include Solana, enabling cross-chain support between Solana and Ethereum-compatible blockchains. This move positions Matcha as one of the first aggregators to support trades on both Solana’s SVM and Ethereum’s EVM-compatible networks through a single app.
The expansion comes in response to strong user demand for Solana, which was identified as the top-requested chain by Matcha’s user base. By year-end, Matcha anticipates that most DEXs and aggregators will offer Solana support, addressing the fragmentation between Ethereum and Solana ecosystems.
In addition to cross-chain functionality, Matcha has introduced a suite of new features aimed at improving user safety, particularly in the face of the recent memecoin boom. Matcha now includes anti-malicious token safeguards to help users avoid scams and rug pulls, such as a risk score, token age, and holder count.
With 66% of Solana-based tokens flagged as malicious, according to Blockaid’s token validation system, these features are designed to help users avoid dangerous assets. Matcha has also incorporated a security audit feature, warning users about risky contracts like honeypots.
Matcha’s expansion to Solana marks a significant step in bridging blockchain ecosystems and ensuring safer trading, while its broader approach to abstracting complexity in DeFi services reflects the platform’s push toward mainstream adoption.
