teleo-codex/entities/internet-finance/jito.md
m3taversal 8122c1e7d8 rio: 13 fundraise records + 3 entity files (Jito, Kyros, Marinade)
Fundraise records (13 new — borderline threshold >$900 committed):
- mycorealms ($158K+$82K), send-arcade ($115K), open-music ($27.5K)
- areal ($11.7K+$1.4K), valgrid ($8.5K), sizematters ($5K)
- launchpet ($2.1K), seekervault-2 ($2.1K), tridash ($1.7K)
- cloak ($1.5K), nfaspace ($1.4K), lobsterfutarchy ($1.2K)
- futarchy-arena ($934)
All failed to meet funding targets. All include full proposal text.

Entity files (3 new):
- jito.md: MEV infrastructure + liquid staking + restaking on Solana.
  JTO token, $2.1B TVL, 94% validator share. First futarchy use: JIP-10
  TipRouter decision (Jan 2025). Founded by Lucas Bruder & Zanyar Sherwani.
- kyros.md: Liquid restaking on Jito infrastructure. kySOL/kyJTO products,
  $36M TVL. Mint authority delegated to MetaDAO futarchy. Burned 4.42M
  unclaimed airdrop tokens via futarchy (Jan 2026).
- marinade.md: Oldest Solana liquid staking protocol (2021). mSOL, SAM
  validator marketplace, $740M TVL. First futarchy use: MIP.5 SAM bid
  routing (Feb 2025).

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---
type: entity
entity_type: protocol
name: Jito
domain: internet-finance
status: active
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-25
---
# Jito
## Overview
Jito is core infrastructure on Solana operating across three verticals: MEV infrastructure (Jito-Solana validator client runs on ~94% of Solana active stake), liquid staking (JitoSOL — first Solana LST to include MEV rewards, 14.5M+ SOL staked), and restaking (Node Consensus Networks / NCNs for decentralized services reaching on-chain consensus on off-chain data).
Jito Labs built the Block Engine processing transaction bundles from searchers, generating $750M+ in additional revenue for the Solana network. In 2025, Jito launched BAM (Block Assembly Marketplace) — a decentralized block-building architecture replacing the proprietary Block Engine with open-source, programmable infrastructure.
## Key Details
- **Token:** JTO (1B total supply, ~451M circulating)
- **Contract:** jtojtomepa8beP8AuQc6eXt5FriJwfFMwQx2v2f9mCL
- **TVL:** ~$2.1B (March 2026)
- **Founded:** 2021 by Lucas Bruder (CEO) and Zanyar Sherwani (CTO)
- **Funding:** $12.1M total ($2.1M seed + $10M Series A led by Multicoin Capital and Framework Ventures)
- **Structure:** Jito Labs (company) + Jito Foundation (non-profit, governs JTO)
- **Website:** jito.network
## Futarchy Adoption
Jito used MetaDAO's futarchy mechanism for JIP-10 (January 2025) — the first futarchy governance decision by one of Solana's largest protocols. The decision approved adding a JTO Vault to the TipRouter NCN, with ~150 trades and $84K trading volume over 5 days. JTO Vault earns 15bps from the 3% TipRouter fee.
## Timeline
- **2021** — Jito Labs founded
- **2023-12** — JTO token airdrop to JitoSOL holders
- **2025-01-13** — [[jito-jto-vault-tiprouter]] passed via MetaDAO futarchy (JIP-10)
- **2025-01-30** — TipRouter NCN went live
- **2025-09** — BAM (Block Assembly Marketplace) launched on mainnet
## Relationship to KB
- [[metadao]] — futarchy governance provider (FaaS customer)
- [[futardio]] — platform used for JIP-10 decision
- [[futarchy adoption faces friction from token price psychology proposal complexity and liquidity requirements]] — Jito adoption demonstrates FaaS reaching major Solana protocols