Pacifica

Pacifica is a hybrid perpetuals exchange on Solana combining CEX-grade execution with on-chain transparency, founded in 2025 by former FTX, Binance, Jane Street, and OpenAI staff; it is self-funded and tokenless. It has grown rapidly to a top Solana perps DEX by volume, focusing on AI-powered trading tools, speed, and UX. There is no evidence it operates external grant, ecosystem fund, or builder programs; its primary activity is product development and trading infrastructure.¹