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Leading Solana MEV infrastructure protocol Jito temporarily experienced downtime early on Wednesday morning.

Jito Labs recorded $78.92 million in monthly fees for October, doubling its previous record of $39.45 million set in May.

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Jito SOL opened the first round of liquid staking, with a limit of $25M. Liquid staking may tap the value of SOL without the need to trade directly.

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Jito, the biggest staking network on Solana, is performing well as assets in its ecosystem soar to a record high. Jito (JTO) token rose to the important resistance point at $2.50, its highest swing since Sep.

Several major token unlocks are set to take place in the coming months, which could potentially de-stabilizing the altcoin market. These unlocks will introduce large amounts of new supply, and as a result, investors are bracing for possible price crashes this month.

Several major token unlocks are set to take place in the coming months, which could potentially de-stabilizing the altcoin market. These unlocks will introduce large amounts of new supply, and as a result, investors are bracing for possible price crashes this month.

Korean markets expanded their listings, with Bithumb opening KRW pairs for JitoSOL (JTO) and EtherFi (ETHFI). Upbit listed a new KRW market for the BIGTIME token, belonging to the original RPG game Bigtime.

Liquid staking protocol Jito and restaking platform Fragmetric have launched a new liquid restaking token on Solana dubbed fragSOL.

With an optimistic surge in Bitcoin prices, bulls anticipate a breakout run above the $65000 mark. Amidst the growing confidence in the market, the DeFi tokens prepare for a bull run as the altcoin season inches closer.

The crypto market has been trading mixed lately, but amidst the chaos, Solana has emerged as a standout performer. Over the last 18 months, Solana has consistently outpaced other blockchains, even surpassing Ethereum in several key metrics.

Jito joins Jupiter in leading Solana DeFi arena after surpassing 12M SOL in total locked value.

Renzo Protocol is expanding its liquid restaking expertise to the Jito ecosystem on Solana. According to an announcement on Aug. 14, Protocol revealed it was launching ezSOL, the first liquid restaking token on Solana (SOL).

TL;DR Renzo, an Ethereum-based liquid restaking protocol, will launch ezSOL, its first liquid restaking token on Solana, through a collaboration with the Jito Foundation. ezSOL will allow users to earn additional rewards using JitoSOL as the underlying asset, leveraging Jito's MEV-enhanced validator network.

Renzo has partnered with the Jito Foundation to enter the Solana liquid restaking space. It is set to launch ezSOL on Jito.

Solana has experienced a significant increase in on-chain activity and daily active addresses, driven by popular dapps like Raydium, Pump.Fun, and Jito.

Dapps like Raydium, Pump.Fun and Jito have been the top fee generators on the Solana blockchain, data shows.

The decentralized liquid staking platform Jito (JTO) has recently marked a monumental stride by securing the first spot among leading fee-generating protocols across all blockchains. Notably, the Solana-backed platform overtook Lido (LDO) in 24-hour fee generation volume, garnering noteworthy attention among market participants.

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Solana's biggest liquid staking project is taking the plunge into restaking.

On July 25, the Jito Foundation made a splash with a major update that could transform staking and restaking on Solana.

Jito's open-source release could boost Solana's economic security and flexibility, potentially revitalizing interest in the struggling restaking sector. The post Jito releases open-source code for restaking on Solana appeared first on Crypto Briefing.