Jito's $1bn Impact on Solana (And What's Next)

We sat with Zano Sherwani, Jito Labs Co-founder and CTO during crossroads to unpack one of Solana's leading protocols. Jito made waves in the Solana ecosystem with an approximately $225m airdrop and has since made $1bn for validators in the last year alone. Zano explains why DeFi primitives like MEV are exciting and hints at upcoming announcements and partnerships too. So, will Jito announce another airdrop soon!? Chapters: 00:44 - What is Jito and what does it solve? 02:14 - MEV on Solana 04:35 - Why do people trust Jito? 05:03 - How Jito "made "$1bn for validators" 07:02 - What's next for MEV & privacy onchain? 08:36 - Upcoming announcements & partnerships 11:50 - 2nd Jito Airdrop? 13:44 - Reasons to be Bullish 13:39 - The Alpha