# a16z invests $50 million in JITO in exchange for JTO token shares
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Investment Amount : $50 million, announced October 16, 2025

Investor : a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)'s cryptocurrency division invested in Jito Labs, a staking protocol for the Solana ecosystem, and received JTO token quotas in return. This investment set a record for Jito's largest single financing to date.

Market reaction

The price of JTO tokens responded positively to the news, rising by more than 5% in a short period of time.

Jito Labs Background

  • Project Nature : Solana Ecosystem Liquid Staking Protocol, focusing on MEV infrastructure
  • JTO token price : $1.14 (-1.78% drop in 24 hours)
  • Market capitalization : $443 million
  • 24-hour trading volume : $67.06 million
  • Circulating Supply : 507 million (Total Supply: 1 billion)

Investment significance

This investment demonstrates the confidence of top venture capital firms in Solana's ecosystem staking infrastructure, particularly in its MEV (Maximum Extractable Value) investments. As a key liquid staking service provider on the Solana network, Jito's JitoSOL product provides users with staking rewards and MEV earnings.

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