SOL-focused digital treasury firm, Solana Company, and Jito Foundation have partnered to jointly develop institutional-grade validator infrastructure for the Solana smart contract platform across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Fostering Solana network validator infrastructure
In a bid to attract institutions toward staking SOL on the Solana network, Jito Foundation has joined forces with Nasdaq-listed Solana Company. The finer details of the partnership show that it is geared toward deploying high-performance Solana validators across the APAC region.
In addition to developing validator infrastructure, the partnership focuses on providing optimized yield and driving the adoption of the SOL digital asset across the vast geography.
The enhancement of the validator network in the APAC region is made possible by Solana Company’s institutional infrastructure network, called the Pacific Backbone. The network spans across several important economies, such as Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.
It is worth highlighting that the Solana Company currently holds more than 2.06 million SOL on its balance sheet, worth over $183 according to current market prices. In this list of Solana-based digital asset treasuries (DAT), it ranks fifth.
Notably, the deployed validators will run Jito Block Assembly Marketplace (BAM). This will help the network establish a bridge with Jito’s block-building infrastructure, facilitating optimized transaction processing across the Solana network.
Push toward strengthening institutional SOL staking
Besides the push for Solana network validators, the partnership will focus on co-developing advanced staking and yield solutions. These will primarily be built around JitoSOL.
For the uninitiated, JitoSOL is a liquid staking token (LST) on the Solana blockchain that enables users to stake their SOL tokens and earn compound yield from both standard staking rewards and maximum extractable value (MEV) rewards.
The staking solutions will be geared toward institutional investors, including wealth managers and regulated financial entities. Data from Solana Compass shows that, currently, more than $38.4 billion worth of SOL is staked on the Solana network.
In comparison, the total value of ETH staked on the Ethereum network is currently worth more than $90.7 billion, according to data from beaconcha.in.
Meanwhile, Solana is also slated to undergo its next major upgrade, dubbed ‘Alpenglow’ in Q2 2026. Should the upgrade roll-out seamlessly, expect more institutional interest in the digital asset.