Timeline of the Jupiter acquisition: From DEX to the ambitious frenzy of infrastructure

Author: Deep Tide TechFlow

In the turbulent cryptocurrency market, projects within the Solana ecosystem are shining.

For example, Jupiter. When you received the recent airdrop and happily said that the pig’s feet rice is delicious, did you also catch a hint of Jupiter’s rich and powerful presence?

Sometimes, the generosity of a project comes from the behind-the-scenes collaboration and careful layout.

Jupiter, the hottest DEX protocol in the Solana ecosystem, has quietly started a wave of acquisitions in the past 1-2 years, incorporating multiple projects into its own territory.

For example, a recent news that has attracted a lot of attention is Jupiter’s acquisition of a majority stake in Moonshot.

But its actions go far beyond this. Through a series of precise acquisitions, Jupiter is weaving an ecosystem network that covers multiple dimensions such as trading, data, wallets, etc.

From initially focusing on token swapping as a DEX aggregator, to now fully expanding into ecosystem infrastructure, Jupiter’s ambition has long surpassed the realm of simple decentralized trading.

Why did this DEX, which once focused on providing the best slippage, suddenly transform into an “infrastructure maniac”?

TechFlow has reviewed Jupiter’s development and acquisition timeline, combined with its recent partnership dynamics, attempting to reconstruct the strategic layout behind these scattered acquisitions.

Starting from DEX: Jupiter’s