# Jito Enters the Restaking Game

*Author: David Christopher*
*Published: Jul 25, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/jito-enters-the-restaking-game*

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Today Jito, the leading LST provider on Solana, announced its upcoming, open-source restaking infrastructure.

### What’s the scoop?
- **New Features:** [Jito’s new restaking platform](https://x.com/jito_sol/status/1816488798374830164) includes the *Vault Program, *which manages the minting, burning, and delegation of Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs), and the *Restaking Program,* which manages Actively Validated Services (AVS), rewards distributions, and slashing penalties.
- **Competitive Landscape:** Multiple staking protocols are already live on Solana, such as Solayer and Picasso, though none have a brand name as strong as Jito.

### Bankless Take:
Pending audits, Jito’s restaking release could cause a huge boon for Solana restaking, considering the [dominance of Jito and JitoSOL](https://www.bankless.com/solanas-liquid-staking-landscape) on the network, and the increased modular development of the chain. Further, given that the Jito’s restaking infrastructure can support any token native to Solana, it will give the protocol a strong competitive edge over protocols like Solayer and Picasso.

> 1. Announcing Jito Restaking: A Next-Gen Infrastructure PlatformThe Jito Foundation is excited to release the code for Jito Restaking, a hybrid staking, restaking, and LRT module. 🤝Wtf is that? Lets dive in. ↓ [pic.twitter.com/7nDaZdnZIn](https://t.co/7nDaZdnZIn)— Jito (@jito_sol) [July 25, 2024](https://twitter.com/jito_sol/status/1816488798374830164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 
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