The average monthly tip income for Jito validators in 2024 increased by 32%. The monthly income peaked in November, reaching approximately $210 million. In 2024, Solana validators earned more revenue from MEV than Ethereum for the first time. Meanwhile, transaction fees on the Solana network nearly tripled from around 60,000 Solana.
Jito has become the most popular DeFi protocol on Solana, with a TVL of nearly $2.75 billion. Jito plans to distribute 0.15% of the tip income to JitoSOL holders. As of December 26, the yield for JitoSOL restakers is approximately 8.6%. According to DefiLlama's data, Ethereum continues to dominate the staking and restaking TVL space, with the top restaking protocol EigenLayer accounting for nearly $15 billion.
