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Jito (Solana)

Solana's leading MEV infrastructure protocol allowing block builders to receive tips for transaction ordering priority.

Jito (Solana) — Jito is a Solana-based liquid staking and MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) protocol. Its liquid staking token JitoSOL allows users to earn staking rewards plus MEV tips while maintaining liquidity. Jito's MEV infrastructure — including block engine and bundles — has become the standard for Solana transaction ordering and priority execution.

What Is Jito?

Jito operates two interconnected products: JitoSOL (liquid staking) and Jito Block Engine (MEV infrastructure). JitoSOL is a liquid staking token where users deposit SOL and receive JitoSOL that accrues both staking rewards and MEV tips. The Jito Block Engine enables searchers and traders to submit transaction bundles with tips for priority inclusion.

Jito MEV on Solana

MEV on Solana works differently than on Ethereum. Jito's block engine accepts bundles — ordered sets of transactions that execute atomically. Traders submit bundles with tips (in SOL) to guarantee execution ordering. This infrastructure is critical for arbitrage, liquidations, and any time-sensitive trading where transaction ordering matters.

For volume bots and trading tools, Jito bundles provide reliable transaction inclusion during network congestion, ensuring trades land as intended.

JitoSOL Staking

JitoSOL earns approximately 7-8% APY — base staking rewards plus a share of MEV tips collected by Jito-enabled validators. It can be used across Solana DeFi as collateral on lending platforms, in liquidity pools, and for leveraged staking strategies, making it one of the most capital-efficient staking options.

Related Terms

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Solana TPS

Solana's theoretical transaction throughput of 65,000+ transactions per second, making it the fastest major smart contract chain.

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Wrapped SOL (wSOL)

An SPL-token version of SOL with a 1:1 peg, required for interacting with certain Solana DeFi protocols that use SPL standards.

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Proof of History (Solana)

Solana's unique consensus innovation creating a historical record proving events occurred at specific moments, enabling parallel transaction processing.

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Solana Program

The equivalent of a smart contract on Solana; programs are deployed separately from their state accounts.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Jito (Solana) in cryptocurrency and DeFi.

MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) on Solana refers to profits extracted by ordering, inserting, or censoring transactions within a block. Jito's infrastructure formalizes this through tip-based bundle auctions, making MEV extraction more transparent and directing tips to validators and stakers.

JitoSOL delegates to validators running Jito's block engine, which collects MEV tips in addition to standard staking rewards. These tips are distributed to JitoSOL holders, adding 1-3% APY above base staking returns.

Jito is the dominant MEV infrastructure on Solana, used by the majority of validators. Alternative approaches exist but have not achieved comparable adoption. Jito's network effects make it the de facto standard for Solana MEV.

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