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Company file: Jito, owners, incidents →
Jito
One of Solana’s largest liquid staking tokens (about 9.86 million SOL, 17.3% of Solana liquid staking, on 30 Jun 2026), distinguished by passing MEV tips to stakers. Tip revenue halved in Q2 2026 and deposits fell by a fifth, so the yield premium is thinner than it was in 2024.
Best for: Solana staking with MEV rewards passed back to holders
Company file: Jito, owners, incidents →How this score was reached
7.9 is the weighted average of the five pillar findings below. Dependable, with trade-offs a reader should know about first.
- Custody & Security30%
- 8.0
- Cost & Fee Transparency20%
- 8.2
- Regulation & Legal Standing10%
- 6.0
- Performance & Reliability30%
- 8.0
- Access & Support10%
- 8.2
Non-custodial and audited. Shorter operating history than the Ethereum protocols and a smaller validator set.
4% of staking and MEV rewards plus 0.1% on direct withdrawals from the pool, with the MEV share returned to holders rather than retained.
Unlicensed protocol with on-chain governance.
JitoSOL has tracked closely with good depth on Solana, but deposits fell from 12.35 million to 9.86 million SOL in Q2 2026 as tip revenue halved. Inherits Solana network risk in full.
Widely integrated on Solana with a straightforward holding experience.
Strengths
- MEV rewards passed back to holders, which materially raises the return
- Wide integration across Solana DeFi
- Transparent, clearly disclosed commission
Against it
- Shorter track record than the Ethereum protocols
- Inherits Solana network risk entirely
- MEV tip revenue halved in Q2 2026, narrowing the yield premium
MEV handed back
Jito passes MEV tips to JitoSOL holders rather than retaining them, for a 4% fee on staking and MEV rewards. Its validator client and block engine sit under roughly half of Solana's stake, and JitoSOL is how ordinary holders get a cut.
The premium is shrinking. Tip revenue halved in Q2 2026 and JitoSOL deposits fell from 12.35 million to 9.86 million SOL, about a sixth of Solana liquid staking. It also inherits Solana network risk in full.
Frequently asked questions
What is MEV and why does Jito share it?+
Value extracted from transaction ordering. Most staking providers keep it; Jito returns tips to holders, which raises the effective yield above the protocol baseline. With tip revenue down 50% in Q2 2026, that advantage is smaller than in 2024.
Is JitoSOL safe?+
Non-custodial and audited, with no loss of funds on record; the only listed incident is a December 2023 DDoS on the JTO airdrop site. It sits below the Ethereum protocols on track record length rather than on anything found in the record.
What does JitoSOL cost?+
4% of staking and MEV rewards, plus 10 basis points if you withdraw directly from the stake pool rather than selling on the market.
Assessed by
Blockchain Security Researcher · September 27, 2026
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