Hanwha Asset Management and Jito Foundation build infrastructure for JitoSOL ETPs
Hanwha and Jito lay groundwork for regulated JitoSOL ETPs
Hanwha Asset Management has entered a strategic technical collaboration with the Jito Foundation to create the plumbing necessary for regulated exchange-traded products that track JitoSOL, a liquid staking token on the Solana network.
The agreement covers integration work, custody validation, and the construction of risk-control frameworks so that tokenized staking yields — including validator rewards and protocol-extracted value — can be packaged into products suitable for institutional distribution.
Hanwha will coordinate with domestic regulators and prepare compliance playbooks aligned to pending legislation, positioning products to launch once regulatory clarity arrives under the Digital Asset Basic Act.
This initiative follows parallel moves abroad: European and U.S. managers have already advanced JitoSOL-linked funds, creating an emergent set of precedents for product design, disclosures, and custody options.
Technically, teams will need to reconcile how to account for the token’s dual-yield mechanics and embed MEV-related reward streams into net asset value calculations and audit routines.
Operational priorities include certified custody, on-chain-to-off-chain reconciliation, and liquidity management so ETPs can meet daily creation/redemption mechanics without destabilizing token markets.
Politically, this project intensifies private-sector preparation ahead of legislation that remains unsettled because of disputes over stablecoin issuer rules, a factor that could delay formal product approvals.
For institutional investors — notably retirement and pension allocators — the collaboration signals a credible route to regulated staking exposure inside existing asset-allocation frameworks.
If regulators permit ETP deployments, Hanwha’s combination of asset-management distribution and Jito’s protocol expertise aims to convert technical feasibility into marketable, compliant products.
But timing depends on legislative milestones and the resolution of licensing questions; market windows opened overseas may not align with domestic approvals.
The partnership reframes liquid staking participation from experimental treasury operations into a packaged financial instrument that can sit inside institutional portfolios.
Expect focused workstreams over the next six to twelve months on custody proofs, valuation methodologies for MEV streams, and regulatory filings that translate blockchain-native economics into tradable ETP units.
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