Solana growth lead and gummies.art creator @0xGumshoe just went viral with a simple but brutal observation:

It is insane that people refuse to take free money when given
Literally only 10% of ORCA tokens are staked, everyone else is:

• Missing out on 115% APR
• Already lost a free 25% upside from holding the staked token
• Will keep losing on free money

Don't be lazy, many people make it in crypto because they actually try things

And he attached this screenshot:

That's real revenue-backed yield coming straight from Orca protocol fees and buybacks on one of the highest-volume DEXs on Solana has ever had.

Yet 90% of holders are sitting on unstaked ORCA watching everyone else eat.

Since the tweet dropped, the APR has actually climbed further – currently hovering around 150% with participation still ridiculously low (5.81 m staked). The more people stay lazy, the higher the APR goes for the rest of us.

This is the rare case where “real yield” isn't marketing speak. Orca generates millions in fees, buys back ORCA with a portion of it, and distributes everything to xORCA holders. No inflation, no farming emissions that eventually rug – just pure protocol revenue shared with stakers.

When you stake, you receive xORCA at the current ratio (right now ~1.249 xORCA per ORCA). That ratio only goes up over time as rewards accrue, giving you an automatic 25% bonus if you had staked earlier, and it keeps compounding.

You stay liquid – you can sell xORCA, use it as collateral, or even LP it for extra yield if you're feeling spicy (some people are making 300-400% total by doing exactly that).

The replies were predictable:

• “You can make 3× more LPing” → true, but also 3× the IL and complexity
• “Not sustainable” → tell that to the 24h buybacks that keep printing
• “Too lazy” → the honest ones

Bottom line: if you're holding ORCA and not staking it, you're donating your portion of protocol revenue to the people who bothered to click two buttons.

Fix it in 30 seconds:

Go to https://www.orca.so/stake → Connect wallet → Stake ORCA → Profit

Triple-digit, revenue-backed, liquid, instantly unstakable yield doesn't grow on trees.

The fact that only 10% of supply is participating tells you everything about how early this still feels.

Don't be the person who looks back in six months and says “I should have staked when it was 150%...”

Stake it.