The brief

Analyst view

• Jito BAM preconfirmations launched September 9, 2026, covering 34% of Solana's validator stake with 10ms latency edge.
• The Jito client is used by 47% of Solana validators, making Jito the de facto block-building layer. Validators earn MEV revenue.
• Jito raised $72.1M across five funding rounds. a16z Crypto led $50M Series B in October 2025 at $1B valuation.

Technical approach

As reported

Block Assembly Marketplace

BAM: Solana's MEV marketplace

Validators run Jito client and broadcast low-latency early transaction streams to searchers. Revenue splits: 35% validators, 35% Jito DAO, 30% infrastructure.

Preconfirmations

Cryptographic transaction ordering

Validators broadcast preconfirmations—commitments to include specific transactions in the next block. BAM Verifiers enforce compliance.

Solana client integration

Unified block production

Jito client replaces the default Solana validator client for block production. Validators get better MEV extraction and uptime tracking.

Liquid MEV staking

JitoSOL and staking pools

Users can stake SOL through Jito's staking pool and earn a share of MEV rewards alongside network staking rewards.

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