Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder on why they've been all-in on Solana since day one:
"Solana is the clear leader for smart contract networks, without a doubt. And if you're starting a new project today, I think the most obvious option is Solana. It has the most users onchain and new projects are hitting insane revenue numbers super fast without incentives in very shortly after launching...
The Solana network is probably the network that is upgrading the fastest. It's getting the fastest the fastest. So the pace of iteration and advancement on the network is just getting so much better. So you can develop an application, and the core teams like Anza, Firedancer and Jito will continue to deploy updates to make the network faster. So overnight, your application might get twice as better – increase lock capacity limits, faster slot times, all these things.
It just shows that Solana is the best place to build new applications and new companies"
– Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder along with Sam Schubertt from Blockworks Research and Brian Smith, President of the Jito Foundation
Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder on why they've been all-in on Solana since day one:
"Solana is the clear leader for smart contract networks, without a doubt. And if you're starting a new project today, I think the most obvious option is Solana. It has the most users onchain and new projects are hitting insane revenue numbers super fast without incentives in very shortly after launching...
The Solana network is probably the network that is upgrading the fastest. It's getting the fastest the fastest. So the pace of iteration and advancement on the network is just getting so much better. So you can develop an application, and the core teams like Anza, Firedancer and Jito will continue to deploy updates to make the network faster. So overnight, your application might get twice as better – increase lock capacity limits, faster slot times, all these things.
It just shows that Solana is the best place to build new applications and new companies"
– Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder along with Sam Schubertt from Blockworks Research and Brian Smith, President of the Jito Foundation
