{"slug":"jitosol-vs-sol","question":"jitoSOL or SOL — is a liquid staking token better than staking SOL yourself?","answer":"jitoSOL (Jito) yields ~4.83% (in SOL, incl.","shortAnswer":"jitoSOL (Jito) yields ~4.83% (in SOL, incl. MEV), no minimum, can be bought on a DEX without KYC. mSOL (Marinade) yields ~5.47% (in SOL), no minimum, can be bought on a DEX without KYC.","asOf":"2026-11-09","faq":[{"q":"How do I get from jitoSOL back to SOL?","a":"Instantly, by swapping on a Solana exchange for a small fee and the market price at the time — or at full value by unstaking through the pool, which returns SOL after the current epoch ends, usually within two to three days."},{"q":"What do I risk compared with native staking?","a":"The stake pool’s smart contract, the validators it delegates to, and the market price of jitoSOL. Native staking avoids the extra contract but locks your SOL while it is staked."},{"q":"Where does the yield come from?","a":"jitoSOL: Solana staking rewards + MEV. mSOL: Solana staking rewards."},{"q":"How risky are they?","a":"jitoSOL: Medium-High (crypto price). mSOL: Medium-High (crypto price). The risk label is ours, in plain language, and is explained on each token page."},{"q":"Are these yields fixed?","a":"2 of 2 are variable: the rate moves with markets and is not guaranteed. The figures on this page were last checked on 2026-11-09."}],"count":2,"rows":[{"ticker":"jitoSOL","name":"Jito Staked SOL","issuer":"Jito","category":"Staking","yield":"~4.83% (in SOL, incl. MEV)","yieldPct":4.83,"yieldKind":"variable","minimumUsd":0,"size":"Largest Solana LST","chains":"Solana","country":"Decentralized protocol","kycSecondary":"none","maturity":null,"lifecycle":"live","isin":null,"contract":null,"source":"https://www.jito.network","lastVerified":"2026-11-09","tier":"curated","page":"https://tokenbank.world/token/jitoSOL","json":"https://tokenbank.world/api/tokens/jitoSOL"},{"ticker":"mSOL","name":"Marinade Staked SOL","issuer":"Marinade","category":"Staking","yield":"~5.47% (in SOL)","yieldPct":5.47,"yieldKind":"variable","minimumUsd":0,"size":"Top-3 Solana LST","chains":"Solana","country":"Decentralized protocol","kycSecondary":"none","maturity":null,"lifecycle":"live","isin":null,"contract":null,"source":"https://marinade.finance","lastVerified":"2026-11-09","tier":"curated","page":"https://tokenbank.world/token/mSOL","json":"https://tokenbank.world/api/tokens/mSOL"}],"programs":[],"underlyings":[],"sources":[],"_links":{"page":"https://tokenbank.world/answers/jitosol-vs-sol","index":"https://tokenbank.world/api/v1/answers"},"_citation":"TokenBank, “jitoSOL or SOL — is a liquid staking token better than staking SOL yourself?”, https://tokenbank.world/answers/jitosol-vs-sol (data as of 2026-11-09), CC BY 4.0.","_license":"CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","_disclaimer":"Computed from sourced data; yields are variable and not guaranteed. Not investment advice. Verify each row’s source before relying on it."}