Jito

Jito operates infrastructure for the Solana blockchain spanning transaction execution, staking capital and token-based incentives, positioning itself as Solana's "market layer." Its core product is the Jito Stake Pool, which lets users stake SOL in exchange for JitoSOL, a liquid staking token that accrues both ordinary staking rewards and MEV (maximum extractable value) rewards generated when validators reorder or bundle transactions. Jito stakes exclusively with validators running software that introduces an auction mechanism intended to reduce network congestion and improve performance. JitoSOL is designed to remain liquid and composable, so holders can also use it in lending protocols, yield farming and other Solana DeFi applications.

Beyond liquid staking, Jito runs BAM (a block-building and auction framework) offering verifiable transaction ordering, pre-execution privacy and programmable blockspace; Jito (Re)staking, a multi-asset staking protocol for Node Consensus Networks (NCNs) that supports any SPL token, customizable slashing conditions and issues Vault Receipt Tokens (VRTs); and JTX, a trading access product. Governance and value capture sit with the JTO token, whose holders vote on treasury allocations, protocol parameters and upgrades via the Jito DAO. Related components documented by the project include Stakenet, TipRouter, and the Jito Interceptor Program. Organizationally, the material references Jito Labs as the commercial entity that raised venture capital and the Jito Foundation as the ecosystem organization supporting development of the Jito protocol and coordinating grants, partnerships and other initiatives.

Business model

Jito monetizes protocol activity rather than software licences. The Jito DAO treasury collects an annual management fee equal to 4% of total JitoSOL rewards and 5.7% of all Jito tips paid by searchers and applications, plus coordination revenue from BAM. Treasury revenue is directed to buybacks, grants and incentives, creating a loop in which more Solana activity produces more protocol revenue that is used to fund further activity.

Protocol fees: a 4% annual management fee on total JitoSOL rewards, 5.7% of Jito tips paid by searchers and applications, and coordination revenue from BAM, accruing to the Jito DAO treasury.

Traction

The company reports more than $1B in cumulative tips, plus published (but unspecified in the material) figures for TVL in SOL, JitoSOL holders, all-time and annualized revenue. The restaking protocol reports 10 vaults. Commentary cited on Jito's site states Jito generated roughly $1.1B in fees over a trailing 12-month period. Institutional adoption is described as rising through JitoSOL-based ETFs.

Latest developments

BAM, Jito's blockchain auction mechanism, reached mainnet launch. In October 2025 Jito Labs announced a $50 million strategic round led by a16z crypto, in which a16z received an allotment of Jito's native tokens under long-term lock-up terms. The Jito Foundation subsequently acquired SolanaFloor, a Solana-focused data and journalism platform that had gone offline in February after its parent, Step Finance, wound down following a treasury wallet breach; SolanaFloor's editorial team was retained and the site is to be relaunched with editorial operations run independently of the foundation. Financial terms were not disclosed.