Jito’s Block Assembly Marketplace just doubled its footprint on Solana in three months. The protocol’s network stake share jumped from 14.0% to 28.1% during Q1 2026.
The raw numbers tell the story clearly: staked SOL on BAM climbed from 59.2 million to 119.3 million, while the validator count grew from 233 to 363. That’s a 56% increase in validators and a near-perfect doubling of staked capital, all in a single quarter.
What BAM actually does, and why validators are flocking to it
BAM introduces advanced transaction sequencing methods designed to mitigate malicious MEV while improving overall block building efficiency.
As of late April 2026, the numbers held steady at roughly 118 million SOL across 344 validators. A slight dip from the quarter-end peak of 119.3 million SOL and 363 validators.
