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Gem Wallet shipped WalletConnect support for Solana in version 2.0.1, released on March 26, 2026, and it has been live for our users ever since. Connect to your favorite Solana DApps in a couple of taps - privately and securely.
What Is the Solana Blockchain?
Solana is a Layer 1 blockchain and a top 10 cryptocurrency with a market cap of around $42 billion. Its ecosystem is one of the busiest in crypto: roughly $5.5 billion locked in DeFi protocols, the largest memecoin market anywhere, and one of the two biggest NFT markets. Blocks settle in about 400 milliseconds and fees stay under a cent, which is why people trade here fast and often. Our guide to the Solana blockchain covers the network in detail.
WalletConnect brings our users closer to that ecosystem: everything that used to require a browser extension or a second wallet now happens straight from Gem Wallet. Staking SOL for rewards, swapping, buying and selling assets, providing liquidity, trading NFTs - and your keys stay yours the whole time.
Top Solana DApps You Can Use With Gem Wallet
Direct access to Solana DApps means new possibilities for our users:
- Jupiter: The largest DEX aggregator on Solana - $700 million in daily volume and around $120 billion over 30 days, larger than any single AMM on the network. It routes any pair through every liquidity source at once, so your order fills at the best available price.
- Raydium: The largest standalone Solana DEX by total value locked and a top-three venue by volume. Trade SOL, USDC, and ecosystem tokens, or deposit a pair you already hold into a pool and collect trading fees.
- Orca: A concentrated liquidity DEX turning over roughly $6.8 billion in 30 days. Low-slippage swaps for SOL, USDC, and ecosystem tokens, plus pools where you set the price range in which your capital works.
- Pump.fun: The launchpad behind Solana’s entire memecoin cycle - $16 billion in volume in 90 days. Catch new memecoins minutes after they mint, the way BONK and TRUMP once did.
- Magic Eden: The leading Solana NFT marketplace - about half the market and $654 million in trading volume. Buy, sell, store, and manage your favorite NFTs straight from Gem Wallet.
Every other Solana DApp that shows a WalletConnect QR code works too: with Gem Wallet you connect to any of them instantly, in a couple of taps, on iOS or Android.
How to Connect Gem Wallet to a Solana DApp via WalletConnect
- Open the DApp in your browser (for example, Jupiter) and tap “Connect”
- Choose WalletConnect, then find Gem Wallet in the wallet list or scan the QR code
- Check the DApp name and website URL on the confirmation screen
- Tap Confirm - the connection is live and your balances sync instantly
Benefits for Gem Wallet Users With Solana WalletConnect
Solana DeFi now fits in your pocket - Gem Wallet talks to the DApps you already trade on over WalletConnect, with no registration and nothing to install in a browser:
- Full Self-Custody: Gem Wallet keeps your private keys on your device - every Solana transaction is signed locally, and no DApp or intermediary ever touches your keys.
- 100% Open-Source: Gem Wallet’s code is fully public and was independently audited by CertiK in April 2026 - anyone can verify exactly how Solana transactions are built and signed.
- Privacy by Default: Gem Wallet does not collect your data - connect to Solana DApps with no email, no phone number, no ID required.
- Every Connection Named and Verifiable: Before you approve, Gem Wallet shows which wallet is connecting, the DApp name, and its exact website URL - solid protection against a phishing clone.
- Clean, Simple Interface: Connecting to a Solana DApp takes a couple of taps in Gem Wallet - no settings to dig through, no network to add by hand.
- Multiple Sessions, One Screen: Connect to several Solana DApps at once and see every active session under Settings → WalletConnect, where you can drop any of them in a tap.
- Built-in DEX Aggregator: You can always swap USDT, ETH, and BTC for SOL through Jupiter and other DEX protocols at the best available rate, without leaving the app.
- Buy SOL Right in the Wallet: Every swap, stake, and transaction on the network needs the chain’s native token - so you can buy Solana inside Gem Wallet with a credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, in 170+ countries.
Resources for Developers
Beyond Solana, Gem Wallet supports WalletConnect across every EVM network - Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, and others - plus the non-EVM chains Sui and TRON, and the list keeps growing.
Conclusion
WalletConnect on Solana is a step forward in how safely our users work with on-chain applications. Open Gem Wallet, connect to a DApp, and start using the Solana ecosystem to the fullest.
