Introduction Welcome back to the April Monthly Roundup, with another packed agenda, a new CCO, co-marketing announcements, new Midcurve episodes, and more! If you would like to see your content featured in the Community Spotlight section at the end, remember to tag the @jito_sol account on X when posting.  Let’s jump right into it!  April Highlights * Chief Commercial Officer Appointed At The Jito Foundation  * Los Angeles Mad Drops Major League Pickleball Team Partnership * Jito Merch

Introduction Welcome back to another Monthly Roundup, covering a jam-packed March, filled with incentive campaigns, announcements, conferences, and lots of building! Let’s get straight into it. March Highlights * JitoSOL Securities Classification Report * Jito Europa Launch * Ecosystem Announcements * Governance * Midcurve Interviews * Community Spotlight on X JitoSOL Securities Classification Report On March 18th, the Jito Foundation published the JitoSOL Securities Classification

Today, the Jito Foundation is proud to publish the JitoSOL Securities Classification Report, a first-of-its-kind analysis of the technology behind a specific liquid staking token (“LST”) — JitoSOL — and why it does not constitute a security under the U.S. federal securities laws. We believe that transparent and clear disclosure is an important step to bringing greater confidence to the crypto markets, and will allow for greater innovation in the long term. We look forward to dialogue around the

Introduction This monthly roundup covers all February announcements including a look into TipRouter one month post-launch, The Grid Hackathon winners, new Jito Cabal Telegram Game, and much more! Interested in having your posts featured in the Community Spotlight section in this blog? Make sure to tag @jito_sol when sharing your content on X.  February Highlights * TipRouter NCN Update * The Grid Hackathon * Ecosystem Announcements * New Governance Proposal * Jito Cabal Telegram Game

Does restaking even make sense on Solana? This post aims to be the definitive answer to that question. Restaking is an exciting primitive for blockchain networks that allows staked assets to serve as economic security for multiple systems at once, ultimately enhancing both security and capital efficiency.  While “Shared Security” has been a concept in blockchain architecture for a number of years, the term “Restaking” was pioneered by Ethereum-native protocol Eigenlayer, and as such, Ethereum

Introduction What a start to the new year! Truth is, not sure what else to write other than an incoming president launched a memecoin on Solana. What a time to be alive. This monthly update covers all of January’s announcements including the long awaited TipRouter NCN launch and opening of Jito (Re)staking deposits, to name a few.  Let’s dive in anon. January Highlights * TipRouter NCN * Jito (Re)staking Deposits Opening  * Ecosystem Announcements * Governance Votes & Discussion * Inte

Introduction How does Solana distribute billions in real economic value (REV)?  Throughout the course of 2024, Solana’s on-chain activity soared, and the fees the chain generated spiked in turn. According to analysis from Blockworks, in Q4 2024 Solana even managed to eclipse Ethereum in terms of REV with $1.4 billion in tips and fees generated, and heading into 2025 Solana sits comfortably as the leading blockchain ecosystem for capturing value on user activity.  But where does all that val

The industry veteran will oversee legal, compliance, and policy strategy for Solana’s premier blockchain infrastructure developer January 16, 2025 – Jito Labs, one of the teams supporting the development of the Jito ecosystem, today announced the appointment of Rebecca Rettig as its Chief Legal Officer, effective January 20, 2025. In her new role, Rettig will oversee all legal, compliance, and policy matters at Jito Labs as it scales its products and its work in the broader Jito and Solana ecos

The Jito x Superteam Hackathon is here—a stage for builders, dreamers, and doers to tackle some of the most exciting challenges in the Solana ecosystem. It's a chance to shape Solana's infrastructure through Jito's cutting-edge tech. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a creative problem-solver, there are countless opportunities to make your mark. This blog post outlines ideas that can inspire your next groundbreaking project. Here's a look at some ideas to explore and make your mark. (Re)

Introduction Happy New Year! 2024 was a big year for the Jito Network and we have each and every one of you to thank. 💚 Just how big of a year was it? Solana transactions soared, along with MEV capture rates, as memecoins gained significant mindshare. JitoSOL, now the largest LST on Solana, demonstrated its strength by growing TVL +129% YoY, from ~6.3M SOL on January 1st, 2024 to ~14.5M SOL on January 1st, 2025. Meanwhile the Jito (Re)staking platform, a multi-asset staking protocol for Node

Introduction The Jito Foundation’s November Month In Review is back in action with a packed calendar of announcements. From JIP-10 to Jito (Re)staking deposit caps being raised and many, many Midcurve interviews, there’s something here for each and every one of you. Follow along every month for a full breakdown of everything happening around the Jito Network. November Highlights * Jito (Re)staking Deposit Cap Raised to $50M * Jito Market launch on Kamino * JitoSOL Powering Coinbase cbBTC

Introduction The Jito Foundation is excited to introduce a new blog series shining a spotlight on all the technical developments, blog articles, governance proposals and creative work occurring around the Jito Network. Tune in every month for a full breakdown of everything that has been announced. October Highlights * Jito (Re)staking Phase 1 launched, filling the $25M deposit cap in a few hours * JIP-8: Adopt TipRouter NCN (Protocol Development) governance proposal introduced * Helius, K

The Jito Foundation is pleased to announce Phase 1 of Jito (Re)staking! Beginning on October 30th, users will be able to boost their staking rewards by providing economic security for key Solana infrastructure.  Key Details: On Wednesday, October 30th at 11 AM ET/3 PM UTC, Jito (Re)staking will officially open for deposits. Deposits will be available on the Jito (Re)staking homepage, as well as via frontends provided by VRT vault managers Renzo, Kyros, and Fragmetric.  During Phase 1, global

Helius, a leading Solana infrastructure provider, will be one of the initial node operator partners on the Jito (Re)staking protocol. As a node operator, Helius will play a crucial role in validating transactions and securing Node Consensus Networks (NCNs). Helius runs high-performance global RPC infrastructure on Solana, optimized for lowest latency, high uptime, and high success rates via the largest staked connection network. Their expertise will be invaluable to Jito (Re)staking's operation

We are thrilled to announce that Renzo will launch ezUSDC on the Jito (Re)staking platform, to enable restaking USDC. This integration will empower stakers to utilize USDC as stable collateral, Node Consensus Networks (NCNs) to offer emissions in the form of USDC, and DeFi platforms across Solana to leverage ezUSDC as a new restaked asset.  ezUSDC is a liquid token of restaked USDC. By bringing together USDC, Renzo’s liquid restaking expertise, and Jito’s innovative staking infrastructure, deve