ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Jito Labs has decided to suspend the mempool provided by the Jito Block Engine.

ChainCatcher news, Solana MEV infrastructure developer Jito Labs has announced the airdrop eligibility and distribution criteria for 100 million JTO tokens, of which 10% of the airdrop share (10 million tokens) will be allocated to Jito-Solana validators (15% of the total airdrop), 5% (5 million tokens) will be allocated to Jito MEV searchers, and 80% (80 million tokens) will be allocated to JitoSOL users (who hold at least 100 points before November 25, 2023).Additionally, core contributors are excluded from the JTO airdrop, including any core contributor wallets holding JitoSOL, any validators operated by core contributors, and any canary searchers operated by core contributors (core contributors do not participate in MEV).Users can verify the eligibility of their Solana wallet addresses on the official website, and the JTO token claiming process will be initiated after the airdrop goes live.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana Foundation has released the latest validator health report. The data indicates that the number of validators using Jito has nearly doubled since the last report in March, with over 31% of Solana validators running through the Jito Labs client, while the Solana network has "achieved 100% uptime" since February.According to the crypto data platform Roodata, Solana MEV infrastructure developer Jito Labs has completed a $10 million Series A funding round, led by Multicoin and Framework. Jito Labs aims to enhance the speed and finality of Solana transactions while providing rewards for validators and stakers.