In today’s episode we are joined by Lucas Bruder, Co-Founder of Jito Labs to discuss Jito’s BAM block builder on Solana, highlighting transparency, verifiability, and application-controlled execution. We also cover market structure, stake adoption, MCP, slot time reductions, and JitoSOL’s ETF efforts.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:07) Why Jito Built BAM

(5:03) Application-Controlled Execution Explained

(10:43) MCP and Solana's Future

(15:09) BAM Adoption and Stake Growth

(32:26) Cutting Slot Times on Solana

(39:41) JitoSOL and the ETF Push

(46:22) AI, Products, and the Road Ahead

(49:53) Closing Comments

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