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Phoenix vs Bluefin

How Phoenix and Bluefin differ on chain, volume, fees and model.

PhoenixBluefin
TypeSolana spot orderbookSui CLOB DEX
ChainSolanaSui
How it worksPhoenix is a fully on-chain, atomic-settlement spot limit order book on Solana that needs no off-chain crank, offering CEX-like spot trading with on-chain transparency.A next-generation CLOB on Sui (after starting on Polkadot and Arbitrum), offering perps and spot with features like sub-accounts, zkLogin, account abstraction and read-only tokens.
Scale*Solana spotSui leader
Max leveragehigh
Best forOn-chain spot order books on SolanaCLOB trading on Sui

Phoenix

  • Fully on-chain spot order book
  • No off-chain crank (atomic settlement)
  • Composable Solana liquidity
  • Spot only (no perps)
  • Solana-only

Bluefin

  • Leading CLOB on Sui (high performance)
  • Sub-accounts + zkLogin + AA
  • Perps and spot
  • Sui ecosystem (smaller than EVM)
  • Liquidity still building

Bottom line

Pick Phoenix for on-chain spot order books on solana; pick Bluefin for clob trading on sui.

* Volume/TVL = dated snapshot (DefiLlama + venue reports, 2026).