What Is Composability?
The ability of DeFi protocols and tokens to work together like building blocks.
Definition
Composability means one protocol can use another's output without anyone signing an integration agreement. A token minted here works there. Strategies that would need a business development team in traditional finance get assembled in an afternoon.
How it works
Shared token standards do it. SPL on Solana, ERC-20 on Ethereum. Any program that accepts the standard accepts every token that implements it, including ones that did not exist when the program was written.
In Continuum
L/S tokens are plain SPL tokens, so they behave like any other token in your wallet. Any program that accepts the standard can accept them: a lending market can list one as collateral, a router can route it, and none of those protocols needs to know Continuum exists. Listing is the other protocol's decision, not something Continuum grants.
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Solana devnet · Test tokens only. Open a market with test tokens, or join the list for later access.