Derek Hsue(@derekhsue):I really enjoyed my conversation with @buffalu__ about all things @jito_labs. We dive into the early history of Jito, what finding PMF was like, and what the future holds. (1:23) What is Jito (10:18) Why Solana stood out early (16:06) Starting Jito (22:58) FTX fallout and doubling down on Solana (30:54) MEV politics and shutting down the mempool (36:20) Memecoins (38:59) Finding PMF and scaling to >90% of validators (41:27) Jito airdrop and token launch strategy (51:40) Expanding beyond infra to user facing apps (59:12) The Solana ecosystem and what it needs (1:16:00) Jito’s presence in DC and crypto policy

2026.05.15 14:33

I really enjoyed my conversation with @buffalu__ about all things @jito_labs. We dive into the early history of Jito, what finding PMF was like, and what the future holds. (1:23) What is Jito (10:18) Why Solana stood out early (16:06) Starting Jito (22:58) FTX fallout and doubling down on Solana (30:54) MEV politics and shutting down the mempool (36:20) Memecoins (38:59) Finding PMF and scaling to >90% of validators (41:27) Jito airdrop and token launch strategy (51:40) Expanding beyond infra to user facing apps (59:12) The Solana ecosystem and what it needs (1:16:00) Jito’s presence in DC and crypto policy