The Jito Foundation and Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at deploying institutional-grade Solana validator infrastructure and staking products across the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration targets asset managers, wealth managers, and regulated financial firms in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea.
Both entities will jointly operate high-performance Solana validators anchored by Pacific Backbone, Solana Company’s institutional infrastructure network spanning the four APAC markets. These validators will run Jito’s Block Assembly Marketplace (BAM), a block-building layer that connects to Jito’s technology for optimized transaction processing on Solana.
The partnership also includes co-developing staking and yield products built around JitoSOL, Jito’s liquid staking token. These products are tailored for institutional compliance and operations. Solana Company, a publicly listed digital asset treasury holding roughly $180 million in SOL, brings its regional expertise and institutional network, while Jito contributes its liquid staking and MEV platform at the core of Solana’s validator economy.
“APAC is one of the most important regions for institutional crypto adoption, and this partnership reflects our commitment to building the infrastructure and relationships we believe are needed to support that growth,” said Marc Liew, Head of APAC at the Jito Foundation. Teddy Hung of Solana Company added that institutional blockchain adoption is no longer a question of “if” but of “what and how,” emphasizing compliant, institutional-standard engagement.
Last year, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) invested $50 million in Jito through a strategic private token sale. The deal underscores growing institutional interest in regulated crypto infrastructure in Asia, where Hong Kong has moved to license exchanges, Singapore maintains its digital asset hub status, and Japan and South Korea have established regulatory frameworks.
