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According to PANews, a report by Kairos Research on December 26 reveals that Solana's liquid staking protocol, Jito, generated over $100 million in monthly revenue through priority fees and tips in November and December. Kairos Research indicates that in 2024, Jito's validators experienced an average monthly tip income growth of 32%, peaking at approximately $210 million in November. This increase in tip revenue highlights the growing popularity of the Solana network and suggests that validators are earning more by prioritizing certain transactions, a practice known as Maximum Extractable Value (MEV).

In 2024, Solana validators surpassed Ethereum in revenue earned from MEV for the first time. Concurrently, data from Dune Analytics shows that Solana network transaction fees rose from around 60,000 Solana tokens daily in January to over 150,000 by October. As of December 26, Jito Labs reports that over 93% of Solana validators utilize Jito's software to maximize income from block construction.