PANews, October 16—According to Fortune, a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)'s crypto division has invested $50 million in the Solana ecosystem protocol Jito, acquiring an allocation of Jito tokens. Brian Smith, Executive Director of the Jito Foundation, described this deal as the largest single commitment to Jito by an investor, emphasizing that the terms include "long-term alignment," with the tokens not being available for short-term sale and subject to a certain discount. Earlier this year, a16z also invested in LayerZero ($55 million) and EigenLayer ($70 million) through token transactions. Jito is a liquid staking and transaction prioritization tool for Solana.