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Photon Sol

Photon is a web trading terminal for Solana tokens. DefiLlama has tracked it since January 2024, with about $442M in lifetime revenue, though activity has fallen sharply since 2025.

Cost: Not verified. Photon's fee schedule could not be read from an official source.

Checked 2026-10-16 · sources below

Round trip fee: —
$1,000 buy + sell: —
Fees paid, 30d: $369K
US availability: Unverified

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More on Photon: Is it legit? · Referral code · Fees · Alternatives

Photon code

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Custody: unverified
KYC: unknown
Platforms: web
Launched: —

Users paid Photon about $369K in fees in the 30 days to 2026-10-17 (DefiLlama) — a rough measure of how much it is actually used.

Best for: Solana traders already using Photon; verify current fees on the site before trading.

Photon fees

Fee	Type	Rate	Applies to	Note
No published fee schedule we could verify.

Platform fees only. On-chain network/priority fees, pool (LP) fees and price impact are extra and vary by trade.

Full Photon fee breakdown →

Is Photon legit?

Not verified. Photon's official site blocked automated access, so its wallet model could not be checked.

We found no reported hacks or fund losses in the sources we checked. That is not a guarantee.

The full "is Photon legit?" check →

Where Photon is available

Region	Status
United States	Unverified
United Kingdom	Unverified
European Union	Unverified

Official terms could not be retrieved; the site blocked automated access.

We report what the venue's own terms say. Don't use a VPN to get around restrictions; venues can freeze accounts that do.

Pros and cons

Pros

Long track record: DefiLlama has recorded Photon fee revenue since January 2024.
About $442M in lifetime revenue per DefiLlama.
Still active: about $369,000 in fee revenue in the 30 days to 2026-10-16, per DefiLlama.

Cons

Monthly revenue fell about 92% from Sep 2025 to Sep 2026, per DefiLlama.
No fee schedule or referral terms could be verified from official sources.
Solana only, per DefiLlama.

Photon code

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Alternatives to Photon

fomo

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1%Round trip

Axiom

Desktop Solana and BNB Chain memecoin traders who want spot, Hyperliquid perps and wallet tracking in one web terminal.

2%Round trip

MevX

Memecoin traders who want one terminal and Telegram bot spanning Solana, EVM chains, Tron and Sui with a points-based fee discount.

1.8%Round trip

GMGN

Multichain memecoin traders who want smart-money tracking and copy trading across a web terminal and Telegram bots.

2%Round trip

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Where Photon ranks

#5 in Best Solana trading terminalsof 6
#5 in Best memecoin terminals that don't need Telegramof 6

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Is Photon legit?

Photon has collected trading fees on Solana since January 2024, about $442M in total per DefiLlama, and is still active. No funding round or security incident was found in the sources checked. Its custody model and terms could not be verified.

Did Photon merge with Axiom?

No evidence was found. As of 2026-10-16 DefiLlama still records Photon fees separately from Axiom, and no official or press report of a merger or rebrand was found.

Is Photon still working?

Yes. DefiLlama shows Photon collecting fees through 2026-10-16, about $369,000 in the last 30 days. That is far below its 2025 levels.

Which chains does Photon support?

DefiLlama tracks Photon on Solana only.

Sources

Last checked 2026-10-16. Fees and terms change often; the venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.

Photon official site (blocked automated access) — checked 2026-10-16
DefiLlama Photon revenue — checked 2026-10-16
DefiLlama Photon fee adapter — checked 2026-10-16