Jito Labs launches JTX: CEX-speed trading on Solana — without giving up your keys!

Announced at the Solana Accelerate conference in Miami, JTX is Jito Labs' first product built specifically for traders. It delivers centralized-exchange-style execution speed and professional tools — stop-loss orders, preset strategies, TradingView-powered charts — while users retain full self-custody of their funds throughout.

The timing is deliberate. Decentralized exchanges on Solana processed over $1 trillion in volume last year, yet much of the more sophisticated trading still flows to centralized platforms or other chains. JTX is Jito's bet that on-chain infrastructure is now fast enough to pull those traders back. CTO Lucas Bruder put it plainly: "It beats a CEX on execution. It doesn't take your keys."

The roadmap extends beyond spot trading into perpetual futures and prediction markets. A meaningful share of JTX revenue will flow back to the protocol, making $JTO holders…