About Jito
Jito is a Solana-based protocol built around MEV-aware infrastructure and liquid staking. It operates through its JitoSOL liquid staking token and a custom MEV-optimized validator client. Lucas Bruder and Zano Sherwani founded the project in 2021 through their company Jito Labs. The governance token, JTO, launched on 7 December 2023, with an airdrop to past users and community participants. Jito runs on the Solana blockchain and inherits Solana's proof-of-stake consensus, with an MEV-optimized validator client and a liquid staking mechanism layered on top. JitoSOL lets users stake SOL while capturing a share of MEV yields. JitoSOL is a liquid staking token, separate from the governance token. The native governance token is JTO. Holders use it to vote on protocol parameters, treasury allocation, and ecosystem programs through the Jito DAO. JTO has a fixed total supply of one billion tokens. Ten percent was allocated to the initial airdrop, and the remainder is distributed across community growth, ecosystem development, core contributors, and investors under vesting schedules. Jito combines liquid staking, MEV infrastructure, and decentralized protocol governance within the Solana ecosystem.
Solana Mobile names Helius and Jito as first independent dApp Store Guardians
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The shift to onchain finance could disrupt traditional FMI revenue streams, fostering competition and innovation while reducing user costs.
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JTX's expansion into tokenized equities on Solana could significantly boost decentralized finance's role in global stock trading.
ORE and Jito Foundation swap treasury stakes in reciprocal deal
The reciprocal treasury holdings between ORE and Jito Foundation enhance liquidity and yield potential but increase mutual financial exposure.
Temporal names ex-Galaxy Digital DeFi chief Michael Marcantonio as CEO
Temporal's new leadership aims to disrupt traditional finance, potentially intensifying competition and innovation within the Solana ecosystem.
A sourced map of Jito's relationships is on the way.
Partners, competitors and related assets, each link independently verified and source-linked before it appears here.
The Crypto Briefing podcast is on the way.
Conversations on Jito and the wider market, hosted by our team, will appear here once episodes are live.