Jupiter’s JUP Token Soars After Massive $700M Airdrop to Solana Wallets

Right at the beginning of the airdrop, when the launch pool on Meteora was just finding its footing, an trading bot known as roobot.sol paid validators a $50,000 tip to process its monster $625,000 trade: 1.56 million JUP at around $0.42 apiece, said Andrew Thurman, a contributor to the Jito Foundation.