FAQs

Your Carina Questions Answered

What is Carina Finance?

Carina Finance is an intent-based DEX aggregator built natively on the Sei Network. Instead of executing swaps directly through a single route, users simply set their trading intent — and a network of solvers competes to deliver the best possible execution across all available liquidity sources. This ensures optimal price, zero gas friction, and MEV protection.

What is an “intent-based” trade?

An intent-based trade means you define what outcome you want, not how to get it. For example: “Swap 1,000 USDC for as much ETH as possible within 60 seconds.” Carina’s solvers then compete off-chain to find the best route and execute it on-chain only if your constraints (minimum received, deadline, token approvals) are met.

How is Carina different from a normal DEX aggregator?

Traditional aggregators like 1inch or Jupiter route your trade directly through AMMs. Carina introduces a competition layer — solvers race to fulfill your intent using AMMs, RFQs, private order flow, and other liquidity venues.

This results in:

• Better execution prices.

• Zero gas cost (solver sponsors gas).

• Protection from MEV and sandwich attacks.

What are “solvers”?

Solvers are independent participants who compete to fill user intents.

They can use any combination of liquidity sources or off-chain strategies to get you the best possible trade outcome.

Only the winning solver’s transaction gets settled on-chain, and they earn a small incentive for doing so.

Do I pay any fees when trading on Carina?

No — Carina charges no trading fees. Network gas fees are covered by the solver, and Carina takes no commission from user swaps. You get the exact output you signed for, with full transparency.

Is Carina audited?

Yes. Carina smart contracts are being audited by leading security firms such as Zellic and Codespect.