Jito JTO
Rank #176 by market cap
Last 7 days
CM Profile: Jito
Cryptominium Profile. What we have established, measured and written about JTO, and what we have not.
- Measured
- Selling $100,000 on 2 exchange order books lost between 1.54% and 3.20%, on 4 November 2026.
- Its price, recorded by us every day since 9 August 2026.
- Written, with sources
Read from our own records when this page was made. It describes what we know, and is not a view on whether to hold JTO. How each part is worked out
What changed
Week to 4 November- Price down 18.4% since 28 October.
- On Coinbase, $100,000 now costs 1.5% to sell, against 0.41% over the previous month.
The price fell and selling got more expensive.
From our own measurements only, each against the month before. We do not say why a price moves. How this is worked out · Every coin this week
What it actually costs to sell JTO
Selling $100,000 of JTO into each exchange’s resting bids, measured against the mid price:
| Exchange | Lost | Got back | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase JTO/USD | 1.54% | $98,464 | 2026-11-04 |
| Kraken JTO/USD | 3.20% | $96,800 | 2026-11-04 |
Exchange figures need an account there (and KYC, a permitted country, the tokens already deposited), are before trading fees, and are never averaged with the on-chain figure. Binance is not included: it refuses requests from the region our servers are in. How this is measured →
Watch this number instead of remembering it. A free account keeps JTO on a list, records where it stood the day you added it, and emails you if selling it on these exchanges gets materially harder — one message, not a series. The measurement itself stays public; the account is for being told when it moves without you looking.
What Jito is
Jito (JTO) is the governance token of Jito Network, a project built around the Solana ecosystem. Its core product is JitoSOL, a liquid staking pool, alongside a set of tools related to MEV (maximal extractable value) on Solana. The Jito Foundation was established to oversee the network and its stated goals around MEV distribution and transparency.
Users deposit SOL and receive JitoSOL in return, which keeps their capital liquid for use elsewhere in DeFi while still earning staking yield. JitoSOL holders also receive a share of revenue generated from MEV captured on Solana. This MEV arises from the ordering of transactions — for instance, a large trade moving a token's price on one exchange creates an arbitrage opportunity elsewhere, and someone profits from acting on that gap first. Jito's contribution is an open-source validator client that runs an auction within each block: searchers bid for the right to extract that block's MEV, and the highest bidder wins. JTO, the token itself, functions as the governance layer over this system rather than as the yield-bearing instrument — that role belongs to JitoSOL.
JTO is a governance token; the source material describes no mechanism by which holding JTO itself entitles a user to MEV revenue or staking yield, so it should not be confused with JitoSOL. It is deployed on a single chain, Solana, which means its utility and any dependent infrastructure are tied to that network's continued operation and adoption. CoinGecko's classification places it among Solana-ecosystem, liquid-staking-governance and DeFi tags, alongside listings in several venture portfolios — those portfolio tags describe early backers, not a guarantee of ongoing project support or token performance.
What Jito can do
Selling $100,000 on Coinbase lost 1.54% against the mid price, before trading fees. Check your own amount →
Our own measurement · measured 4 November 2026
JTO does not run applications. It is the governance token of the Jito Network: holders take part in the Jito DAO, which oversees protocol upgrades, parameter changes and the treasury.
Source: Jito docs: the JTO token · checked 2 October 2026
What a coin can do is not a reason to buy it or to sell it. Each answer names its source and the day we read it; where we could not source one, the row is left out. How these are written · Every coin we have written up
Where JTO lives
On Solana, a mint authority can create more of the token and a freeze authority can freeze it in a holder's account; both are read from the token itself, every day. Where a token exists on several chains, one copy's settings say nothing about the original coin.
Always verify a contract address against the project's own site before sending anything. Addresses are shown as published by CoinGecko, not as an endorsement — and identical-looking tokens on other chains are the most common way people lose money here.
Price change
Jito data synced 2m ago from CoinGecko. Figures shown in USD. This page is market information, not financial advice — and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell JTO.