Jito's JTX Is The Only Real Challenger To Hyperliquid | Ep 519

Good now revolutionaries— Wednesday morning, full crew, and the audio is 'ducked' from the jump (the new running joke). After fixing the gain on the fly, the show goes deep: Nikita Beer (now Chief Product Officer at X) was hired out of the crypto space — interesting tell about where the talent is heading. The SpaceX IPO setup, plus the rest of the IPO calendar, gets walked through as risk-asset competition for crypto liquidity.The Jito segment is the most substantial single-asset breakdown of the week. The team walks through JTX (Jito's perp DEX play) as the only Solana-side challenger that could meaningfully compete with Hyperliquid on the perps front. Then Alex does a full liquid-staking explainer using Jito as the example — how staking SOL through Jito gets you JitoSOL, how that token can be used in DeFi while staking, and why the validator-routing engineering moat is real. "Gito shirt" running joke continues — Will spotted one in person at Consensus.Sponsor block is the cleanest of the week: Arculus deep read (note: Arculus point-of-contact's last day is this week — Will gives them a public goodbye on tape), Tangent logo tattoo at the event (cold storage maximalism), and the new XRP co-branded Arculus card variant gets a mention. Crush Insights x Poof partnership announced — Cody (Crush dev) connects with Poof for 'healthy poofing.' Scam token segment (UTFs token question from Rachel) — Will walks through why fake token names are designed to confuse new users. Tomorrow night: Euphoria launch party with Casey Craig. Monday June 8: Pub Key NYC for Crypto Mondays — Alex, Will, Tori, Matthew, Kimberly, Jess Inskip (maybe), Eric Nomics, plus other friends-of-the-show.RUMS Purple WalletWant the safest way to store your crypto? The Arculus cold storage wallet keeps your assets completely offline, away from exchanges, away from hackers, and fully in your control. Get your exclusive RUMS x Arculus cold storage wallet today!Crypto Payment · Card PaymentSupport the show— Want to hang out with us after the show, get live answers to your questions, or join future giveaways? Join our free community where the show lives 24/7: community.rumshq.com—☕ THE RISE UP MORNING SHOW☀️LIVE Monday - Thursday @ 7a centralHelpful web3 news, commentary, & answers to your crypto questions.🍻RISE UP AFTER DARK🌗 LIVE Wednesdays @ 7p centralDYOR and BYOB for casual Q&A, fun with expert guests, and altcoin research.📈RISE UP MARKET WATCH🤑LIVE Mondays @ 7p centralTechnical analysis, real macro insight, and practical takeaways to help you invest smarter in every market.⚖️ TRUST ISSUES 🧐 LIVE Tuesdays @ 6:30p centralBreaking down U.S. crypto policy, regulation, and legislation—what they mean for the industry and what comes next.—WANT MORE?👉Connect w/us on your favorite social: https://rumshq.com👉Become a guest or sponsor: [email protected]👉Join our free community: https://community.rumshq.comFOLLOW OUR HOSTS:☮️ Evan Mann: https://beacons.ai/conversationswithevan🤬 Alex Popovic: https://alexpopovic.info🐬 Will Watson: https://c...