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Getting Started

Getting Started

New to Orbit Finance? Here’s the fastest path from zero to earning weekly USDC rewards.

The 2-minute version

You stake $CIPHER, real trades happen on Orbit Finance, fees get collected, and every week you claim your share in USDC. No lock periods, no lock-up, no complicated LP management required.

Time to set up

~5 min

From zero to staked

Reward frequency

Weekly

Claim USDC every 7 days

Lock period

None

Unstake any time

Min stake

Any amount

No minimum

Step 1. Get a Solana wallet

If you don’t have one, download Phantom (most popular) or Solflare. Create a new wallet and save your seed phrase somewhere safe.

Phantom note: Phantom currently shows a security warning on markets.cipherlabsx.com. This is a false positive we’re resolving. You can click through, or use Solflare/Backpack in the meantime.

Step 2. Get some SOL and $CIPHER

You’ll need SOL for transaction fees (a few dollars worth is plenty) and $CIPHER to stake.

To get $CIPHER:

  1. Fund your wallet with USDC or SOL (via an exchange like Coinbase, Binance, or Kraken)
  2. Go to markets.cipherlabsx.com
  3. Connect your wallet
  4. Swap USDC or SOL → $CIPHER

At current prices, $100 gets you roughly 35,000 CIPHER.

Mint address: Ciphern9cCXtms66s8Mm6wCFC27b2JProRQLYmiLMH3N

Step 3. Stake on Streamflow

Staking runs on Streamflow, a trusted Solana staking and vesting platform.

  1. Go to app.streamflow.finance
  2. Connect the same wallet
  3. Find the CIPHER staking pool (search “CIPHER”)
  4. Enter the amount you want to stake
  5. Confirm the transaction

That’s it. Your stake is now live and earning time-weighted rewards.

Step 4. Claim weekly

At the end of each week, we calculate everyone’s share and create a Streamflow airdrop. Your cut is waiting for you to claim.

How to claim:

  1. Go to your Orbit Console, look for the Airdrops tab
  2. You’ll see any active airdrop with your claimable USDC amount
  3. Click the claim link (opens Streamflow)
  4. Confirm and the USDC lands in your wallet

You have 30 days to claim before it expires. Check back at least once a month.

What you earn

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USDC rewards

Your share of 75% of the ecosystem fee pool, collected from every swap on Orbit Finance. Paid weekly, claimed via Streamflow.

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Proportional share

The more you stake and the longer you stake it, the bigger your slice. Time-weighted so every hour you're in counts.

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Bonus: hold CIPHER OWLS

NFT holders earn an additional 15% of ecosystem fees on top of staking. Rare NFTs earn 4x a Common's share.

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Also: provide liquidity

LP fees compound automatically into your position. Combine LP + staking for maximum yield.

Example payout

At $50K/day in trading volume across all pools:

Weekly ecosystem fees:     $3,500   (50% of $1,000/day × 7 days)
Staker pool (75%):         $2,625/week

If you stake 1M CIPHER out of 80M total:
  Your share:              1.25%
  Weekly payout:           $32.81 in USDC

If you stake 5M CIPHER:
  Your share:              6.25%
  Weekly payout:           $164/week

As Orbit Finance grows and volume increases, the same stake earns more.

Start staking now

Head to Streamflow to stake your $CIPHER and start earning weekly USDC. No lock period, unstake any time.

Go to Streamflow →

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