Solana Mobile has handed part of its app review work to outside parties. On November 11, 2026, the company announced Helius and Jito as the first independent Guardians for the Solana dApp Store.
Until now, Solana Mobile reviewed every app itself. From here on, two third-party operators share that responsibility.
What the Guardians actually do
Every new app, along with every update to an existing one, now goes through their checks before reaching users.
Those checks fall into two categories. The first is automated security screening. The second is policy compliance, meaning whether the app follows the store's rules.
Guardian votes on whether an app complies are recorded onchain, making them public and verifiable by anyone.
Skin in the game: 250,000 $SKR per Guardian
Becoming a Guardian comes at a cost. Each operator must bond 250,000 $SKR tokens to take part in the Guardian Network.
$SKR holders also have a role. The token's mechanics encourage holders to stake with Guardians, drawing the wider community into the review system rather than leaving it to a handful of operators.
$SKR launched in January 2026 with an initial supply of roughly 10 billion tokens. Since October 15, 2026, more than 1.1 million $SKR have been burned through a buy-and-burn program.
That program is funded by revenue from validators and from the Seed Vault Wallet. The mechanism is straightforward: revenue buys tokens on the market, and those tokens are permanently destroyed.
Part of a bigger architecture
The Guardian role does not exist in isolation. It sits within a broader framework called the Trusted Execution Environment Platform Infrastructure Network, or TEEPIN.
TEEPIN aims to spread trust across many parties rather than concentrate it in one company, while improving security for the ecosystem as a whole.
Today's announcement also delivers on commitments Solana Mobile made in late 2025. The store has kept growing in the meantime. The Solana dApp Store now hosts hundreds of apps and charges developers no platform fees.
More Guardians are expected
Helius and Jito are the first, but they are not meant to be the only ones. DoubleZero, Triton One, and Anza are set to join the Guardian ranks, according to plans laid out alongside the launch.
What this means
Moving review away from a single company is what makes it possible for the dApp Store to expand beyond the Seeker smartphone.
For $SKR holders, the design creates concrete uses for the token. Guardians must each lock up 250,000 $SKR, holders are encouraged to stake with Guardians, and the buy-and-burn program removes tokens over time. More Guardians joining would mean more tokens bonded in the system.
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