Jito Receives $50 Million Boost from Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz has invested $50 million in Jito, a Solana staking protocol. This move aims to strengthen Jito’s ecosystem.
The a16z Crypto venture capital firm now owns Jito tokens. The news has slightly lifted the JTO price. Jito is enhancing its liquid staking platform on Solana.
Jito, a liquid staking protocol, will use the funds to improve staking rewards and network security. The investment is the largest by a single investor in the Solana MEV platform.
As part of the deal, a16z received Jito’s native cryptocurrency. Brian Smith, Jito Foundation’s executive director, confirmed the investment. The Jito Foundation is a key player behind the protocol.
Jito powers a maximal extractable value (MEV) infrastructure. The Solana-based protocol seeks to optimize staking rewards and network security. Fortune reported this on October 16, 2025.
Jito has $2.86 billion in total value locked. It has grown since launching its block assembly marketplace in July.
- BAM limits toxic MEV.
- It makes Solana a top platform for perps exchanges.
JitoSOL showed resilience during a recent crypto market crash. While other tokens struggled, JitoSOL held its value. This highlights the strength of solana’s liquid staking tokens.
During the crash, jito routed over 50% of JitoSOL trading volume via incentivized pools. This maintained stability and protected the JitoSOL/SOL peg.
the JTO price, which fell to $0.81, has since recovered above $1. It traded near $1.16 at the time of writing.
