Wormhole Labs unveiled Sunrise on Sunday, a unified gateway designed to become the go-to entry point for new digital assets entering the Solana ecosystem. The platform aims to remove friction for token issuers and users alike, making it easier to bring assets from any blockchain onto Solana.
The launch comes just in time for Monad and its token, MON, going live on mainnet Monday. With Sunrise, Solana users can access the token on day one without navigating complex bridges, fragmented liquidity, or multiple aggregators.
Solana’s rapid growth has exposed a pain point: new assets struggle to enter the ecosystem efficiently. Sunrise addresses this by offering a standardized interface that keeps tokens functional and liquid while avoiding traditional liquidity pools that can be vulnerable to hacks or slippage.
The platform integrates with Orb, a block explorer, and Jupiter, a decentralized exchange, giving users immediate access to any token that passes through Sunrise. Wormhole Labs expects MON to serve as the first major test, moving seamlessly from Monad to Solana in a single step.
“Solana’s vision for internet capital markets is to let users engage with any asset, including crypto assets not native to Solana,” said Kuleen Nimkar, growth lead at the Solana Foundation. “Products like Sunrise are critical for providing new assets a seamless, high-liquidity path into the network from day one.”
While Solana DEX activity has surged, frequently surpassing Ethereum in trading volume in recent quarters, bridging assets remains a complex, multistep process for average users. Wrapped tokens and fragmented bridges create friction and dilute liquidity, limiting early adoption.
Saeed Badreg, CEO of Wormhole Labs, added, “Sunrise gives any asset from any chain a liquid on-ramp to trade on Solana at token generation events. With Wormhole’s fast Native Token Transfers infrastructure, MON is just the beginning.”
Looking ahead, Sunrise plans to expand beyond crypto, eventually supporting tokenized commodities, stocks, and other real-world assets issued on institutional chains. Wormhole Labs is betting that users will prefer a specialized, user-friendly gateway over generic bridging tools for accessing Solana’s DeFi ecosystem.
Sunrise is setting the stage for a new era of cross-chain liquidity, giving Solana the tools to onboard any asset efficiently and securely, and positioning the network as a hub for internet-scale capital markets.
