RESEARCH: @jito_labs already owns layers 1 and 2 of the Solana execution stack.The Jito-Solana client runs on 97.61% of validators, and Block Engine plus BAM (Block Assembly Marketplace) sit at the ordering layer.JTX, a new self-custodial trading platform, pushes the business up into layer 3, the execution venue itself. ...

KASPA'S 2026 PIVOT: PAYMENTS RAIL TO PROGRAMMABLE L1Kaspa is shifting categories this year. The proof-of-work BlockDAG that runs at 10 blocks per second now has a roadmap pushing it from a fast payments chain into a programmable base layer.Igra Network went live in March as a decentralized EVM execution layer on top of Kaspa, hitting 3,000 transactions per second with 15 protocols deployed at launch and a clean Sigma Prime audit. KAS wraps 1:1 to iKAS as the network's gas token.The Toccata hard fork follows ...