The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland was joined by Jito Co-Founder & CEO Lucas Bruder and Jito Foundation Chief Commercial Officer Thomas Uhm.

In this episode, Tim, Thomas and Lucas discuss the evolving U.S. regulatory stance on crypto, including the SEC’s Project Crypto and rulings on liquid staking, and how innovations like BAM and JitoSOL could unlock institutional adoption, tighter markets, and broader yield opportunities.

OUTLINE

00:00 – Introduction

01:18 – What is Liquid Staking?

04:00 – SEC's Stance on Liquid Staking

07:23 – Impact on Solana and Ecosystems

12:05 – Institutional Adoption

16:21 – ETFs and Liquid Staking

18:37 – Layer One Announcements

24:11 – Introducing BAM

27:52 – Solana Ecosystem Sentiment

30:21 – Solana vs. Ethereum

33:53 – Future of Blockchains

39:15 – Future Priorities for Jito

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Lucas Bruder - https://x.com/buffalu__

Jito - https://x.com/jito_sol

Jito Foundation - https://x.com/JitoFDN

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