September Monthly Roundup

Introduction

Another quarter in the blocks. September wrapped up strong with several key announcements. BAM (Block Assembly Marketplace) early mainnet went live with the open-sourced validator client, the new JTO Economic Hub was released on the Jito Network website and Marc Liew was appointed as the Head of APAC. To name a few.

Let’s dive in!

September Highlights

• BAM Early Mainnet Live
• JTO Economic Hub
• Marc Liew Appointed Head of APAC
• Jito App Live on Solana Mobile
• Ecosystem Incentives
• In The Media

BAM Early Mainnet

On September 25, 2025 the Jito Foundation announced the launch of BAM (Block Assembly Marketplace) early mainnet! As part of this release the full BAM validator client has been open-sourced and initial validators are currently being onboarded.

• BAM Nodes live in 5+ regions

• Bug bounty with Immunefi roll out coming soon

BAM Technical Specifications:

• BAM Validator site here

• BAM Github repo here

Interested in getting started with BAM? 

Reach out to @alejandromorante on Telegram.

JTO Economic Hub

On September 4, 2025, @jito_sol announced four major updates to JTO tokenomics. Those included the initial $1M JTO buyback + future plans, passage of JIP-24 (which doubled DAO block engine fees), the new JTO Economic Hub, and the 1st JTO Tokenholder Relations call.

Refer to the official announcement thread here.

Visit the new JTO Economic Hub on the Jito Network website.

Watch the 1st Tokenholder Relations Call via X livestream.

Marc Liew Appointed Head of APAC

On September 30, 2025 the Jito Foundation welcomed Marc Liew as the Head of APAC!

Marc brings a wealth of leadership expertise as the Jito Foundation expands its Asia presence. In his most recent position, he led Web3 Partnerships at Ripple driving institutional DeFi, stablecoin and RWA tokenization.

Marc will lead the Foundation’s efforts to deepen engagement across Asian markets, building strategic partnerships that expand Jito’s presence in one of the most dynamic regions for crypto adoption and institutional participation.

Read the official announcement here.

JitoSOL Price Stability for Liquid Staking Tokens

On September 25, 2025 Austin Campbell, managing partner and founder of Zero Knowledge Consulting and an adjunct professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, released a report evaluating the equivalency of JitoSOL to SOL. The report concludes that due to its simple unbonding plus deep liquidity JitoSOL is a functional equivalent of SOL, making it well-suited for inclusion in Solana ETPs.

Download the full 17-page report here.

Jito App on Solana Mobile

Solana Mobile fans rejoice! You can now access the Jito Network website via a dedicated app on the Solana Mobile dApp store. Stake directly from your phone with the native Seed Vault Wallet integration. 

Learn more at: https://solanamobile.com/ 

Ecosystem Incentives

Project 0

On September 17, 2025, JitoSOL was enabled as collateral on Project 0! Depositors can now lend JitoSOL and borrow SOL to earn rewards. As part of this launch, over the next four weeks 10k JTO will be rewarded to those lending JitoSOL and borrowing SOL.

Refer to this Project 0 thread for more information.

In The Media

Thomas Uhm at Solana Oriental 

Jito Foundation CCO, Thomas Uhm, spoke during Solana Oriental 2025 on how in light of the recent Generic Listing Standards approval, he now expects a “Cambrian explosion” of crypto ETFs, which will unlock a new suite of trading strategies in the process (*recorded prior to the government shutdown*).

Watch his entire Solana Oriental presentation here.

Magicdhz at Solana Oriental

Jito Foundation’s very own @magicdhz also represented during Solana Oriental 2025, preaching the good word of restaking. Hear him explain how Pipe Network CDN’s benefit from restaking. 

Brian Smith during 1st JTO Tokenholder Relations Call

During the 1st JTO Tokenholder Relations call Head of Foundation, Brian Smith, spoke about a plethora of topics, among them the recent passage of JIP-24 and how now $25M per year flows directly to JTO holders.

Watch the 1st Tokenholder Relations call in its entirety here.