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Making JitoSOL the default LST on Solana — without paying for it.

We turned a deeply technical MEV story into the most-shared Solana narrative of the year, then choreographed a TGE that minted believers, not flippers.

Engagement
Sprint-based · pre-TGE → post-airdrop
Scope
NarrativeValidator BDAirdrop commsKOLListings
$2.9B
JitoSOL TVL
62%
Solana LST market share
190k
Eligible airdrop wallets
The challenge

MEV was a dirty word on Solana. We had to reframe it as a public good without losing technical credibility.

Marinade had a multi-year head start in the LST race.

Our approach

How we ran it.

01

MEV reframe

Shipped an open MEV dashboard, weekly tip data, and a transparency report that became the reference for every Solana validator post.

02

Validator concierge

Onboarded 84 validators with white-glove integration support and shared comms playbooks.

03

Airdrop discipline

Designed eligibility rules to reward stakers, not Sybils. Result: 73% of recipients still held 60 days later.

04

Integration BD

Embedded JitoSOL as the default LST collateral across Kamino, Drift, MarginFi, and Phoenix within 8 weeks.

Results

What it shipped.

$2.9B
JitoSOL TVL
62%
Solana LST market share
73%
Post-airdrop retention
60-day window
84
Validators onboarded
Authored the MEV transparency framework cited by the Solana Foundation
Top 5 most-mentioned Solana protocols on CT for 4 straight months
Sold-out Jito x Solana Foundation side event at Breakpoint
"We needed a partner who could hold a technical line without dumbing it down for a meme. Growth3 Labs nailed both registers — the validators trust them, and the timeline does too."
Lucas Bruder
Lucas Bruder
CEO, Jito Labs
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