Does Orca require KYC?
No. Orca does not require identity verification (KYC) to trade, according to its published terms and docs.
Checked 2026-10-17 · 3 sources- Users swap and hold LP position NFTs in their own Solana wallets.
- No KYC today does not mean none ever. Rules and terms change, so check the venue before relying on this.
- Orca's Terms of Use (last updated 2023-11-19) do not name prohibited countries; they require users not to be on sanctions lists and reserve the right to limit availability by geography.
Sources: Orca docs index: fee tiers and trading fee distribution · Orca docs: FAQs (interface fee, audits, ORCA launch) · Orca docs: How to swap. The venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.
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DEX · 0% round trip. Orca is a Solana concentrated-liquidity AMM built on its Whirlpools program, used for token swaps, liquidity provision and pool creation. It is merging with Loopscale under the Formation name while the Orca DEX continues to operate.
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