Jito

Getting Started

1. Visit jito.network and connect your Phantom or Backpack wallet.
2. Stake any amount of SOL — receive JitoSOL, which automatically accrues staking + MEV rewards.
3. Use JitoSOL across Solana DeFi: lend on MarginFi, LP on Jupiter/Orca/Meteora, or use as collateral.
4. Monitor your staking APY and MEV tip contributions on the Jito dashboard.

How Jito Powers the Ecosystem

• Jupiter MEV protection — Jupiter routes trades through Jito bundles to protect users from sandwich attacks. When you swap on Jupiter with MEV protection enabled, it’s Jito’s Block Engine handling the execution.
• Block building — The Jito Block Engine is used by the majority of Solana validators. It orders transactions to capture MEV, and a portion of those tips flow back to JitoSOL holders.
• pump.fun trading — Traders sniping new pump.fun launches use Jito bundles for priority inclusion, paying tips that ultimately boost JitoSOL yields.
• DeFi composability — JitoSOL is accepted as collateral across MarginFi (lending), Drift (perps), Meteora (LP), and other protocols. You earn staking yield while using your SOL productively.

Key Features

• MEV-enhanced yields — JitoSOL earns ~7-8% APY from staking rewards plus MEV tip redistribution, consistently higher than vanilla staking.
• Jito Block Engine — The infrastructure layer for Solana’s MEV. Validators run the Jito client to capture MEV, and tips flow to JitoSOL holders and validators.
• Jito Bundles — Atomic transaction bundles that execute all-or-nothing. Used by Jupiter for MEV protection and by traders for priority execution.
• Liquid staking token — JitoSOL is freely transferable and usable across all of Solana DeFi while continuously earning yield.
• No minimum stake — Stake any amount of SOL to receive JitoSOL and start earning enhanced yields immediately.
• Decentralized validator set — Stake is distributed across 200+ high-performance validators to maintain network decentralization.
• JTO governance token — JTO holders govern the Jito protocol, including fee structures, validator delegation criteria, and MEV policies.