Post by plutos about Orca token ($ORCA)

$ORCA I tried a SOL → USDC swap on orca.so/trade as a first-time user (3 Oct 2026, Windows laptop, Chrome, Phantom connected with 0 SOL and 0 USDC, no trade).

What I noticed: with 1 SOL entered, a red message says "You need at least 1.0045 SOL to make this purchase". But the details panel shows Estimated Fees "<$0.01" (Liquidity Provider <$0.01, Network <$0.01). The extra 0.0045 SOL is about $0.54 at today's price, so the fees shown don't explain it, and I couldn't find anything on the page that does.

Why it matters: a new user with exactly 1 SOL can't tell how much extra to keep, or whether that 0.0045 SOL is spent or stays in the wallet.

Suggestion: add one line to the details panel, for example "Extra SOL needed: 0.0045 SOL", with a short tooltip saying what it's for and whether any of it comes back.

Small extra: the Route row shows "SOL → USDC (0%)". I couldn't tell what the 0% means (pool fee? price impact?). A tooltip would help here too.

Question: is part of the 0.0045 SOL the rent for creating my USDC token account (about 0.002 SOL), which I'd get back if I close that account later?