The altcoin market witnessed intense growth in January following Donald Trump's return to the White House. In January, the Official Trump meme coin gained significant spotlight as it recorded multiple ATHs in a few hours. As a result, January was a rocky month for the market.

The cryptocurrency market edged lower, with total market capitalization dropping 1.3% to $3.74 trillion amid continued volatility. As uncertainty grows, investors are increasingly turning to altcoins to diversify portfolios and capitalize on potential growth opportunities.

Ethereum price has been a major laggard in the crypto market this year as it remains in a technical bear market. While ETH typically rebounds in February, investing in quality Ethereum rivals may be a good option to generate strong returns and diversify a portfolio.

Jito surged over 8% on Wednesday as the network outpaced several blue-chip blockchain networks in fees. Jito (JTO), the largest liquid staking platform on Solana (SOL), has become the second most profitable entity in the crypto industry after Tether.

Oracle platform Switchboard becomes the first crypto startup to launch a Jito node consensus network. The on-chain oracle provider announced on Jan.16 that it was launching the first Jito (JTO) node consensus network on the Solana (SOL) mainnet.

Jito's new Chief Legal Officer Rebecca Rettig will help the firm navigate the changing legal and regulatory landscape.

With approximately 70% of outstanding SOL staked, Solana restaking represents a $76 billion market opportunity.

Jito, the biggest liquid staking project on Solana, is doing well as the total value locked (TVL) in its platform and its fees hit a record high. According to data on its website, Jito (JTO) has a TVL of 14.

Crypto exchange behemoth Binance issued a vital update on the crypto tokens Arkham (ARKM), Jito (JTO), StormX (STMX), TROY, BLUR, Convex Finance (CVX), Celestia (TIA), and SUN. Notably, the crypto exchange revealed that it is updating the ‘Monitoring and Seed' tags for these mentioned assets, sparking market discussions globally.

Grayscale updates its Top 20 tokens for Q1 2025! New additions include Hyperliquid, Ethena, and more, with Optimism and Chainlink making a comeback.

Explosive growth for Solana validators: the key role of MEV.

More than 93% of Solana's validators use Jito's software for MEV, according to Jito Labs.

More than 93% of Solana's validators use Jito's software for MEV, according to Jito Labs.

As the bullish trend in the broader market continues, the Solana-based altcoin, Jito, faces a sharp pullback. As the JTO price drops under the $3.50 crucial milestone, the buyers are under panic. Will a double top reversal result in a pullback to the $2.68 support level? Let's find out in our latest JITO price analysis.

The cryptocurrency market faces a substantial supply expansion between December 2 and December 9, with Jito (JTO) leading cliff-based token unlocks. According to the data from Tokenomist, the total value of scheduled unlocks exceeds $1.14 billion.

Token unlocks may heighten market volatility, impacting investor sentiment and potentially influencing long-term crypto market dynamics. The post Cardano, Jito, and Aptos set for $700M token unlock this month appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Certain big names in the altcoin market are gearing up for an influx of tokens as a wave of token unlocks is approaching. According to data provided by Tokenomist, a notable number of major altcoin projects are set to experience a surge in circulating supply during the first week of December.

With Bitcoin crossing above $91,000, crypto investors' rising risk appetites tease a bull run in altcoins. Amid the increasing demand, many have hit a new 52-week high, with the reversal rally gaining momentum.

Investors in Jito's JTO token could soon start collecting native yield on top of their holdings.

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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.

Solana meme coin Jito (JTO) has recorded significant upticks with its price soaring 9% after the platform announced the code for its restaking program. The platform noted that it will be a next-hybrid generation staking and restaking module.

Developers are one step closer to activating restaking on Solana with the Jito Foundation's latest code release.

TL;DR The code for Jito Restaking has been released on the Solana blockchain, a platform that integrates staking, restaking, and a liquid restaking token (LRT) module.

The yet-to-implemented codebase allows any Solana-based protocol to use any asset for its economic security.