Gm! In today’s episode we have a 0xResearch crosspost where they were 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. They also cover market structure, stake adoption, MCP, slot time reductions, and JitoSOL’s ETF efforts.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:54) Why Jito Built BAM

(5:50) Application-Controlled Execution Explained

(11:30) MCP and Solana's Future

(15:56) BAM Adoption and Stake Growth

(33:13) Cutting Slot Times on Solana

(40:28) JitoSOL and the ETF Push

(47:09) AI, Products, and the Road Ahead

(50:40) Closing Comments

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