Does anyone actually keep track of which validators are paying out the best Jito MEV rewards? I feel like some nodes claim to pass them on but the actual payouts seem pretty low. I’m looking for a more transparent option where I can see the value.
Hey! It is definitely hard to track because not everyone is as transparent as they claim to be. I actually did a small test with three different nodes and ended up moving everything to Vladika https://vladika.love/ because the difference was noticeable. They are a very efficient Solana staking validator and they make a big point of passing 100% of those MEV rewards directly to us. A lot of other validators quietly keep a portion of the tips for "server costs," but here you get the whole pie. If you want to see the best results, you need a node that is highly optimized and actually plays fair with the rewards. My epochs have been much more profitable since I made the switch!