Solana: 150 validators to be removed – A gamble on decentralization?
Solana Foundation will cut support for validators with less than 1000 SOL external stake. 150 validators will be affected; 900...
Validators
Solana’s new policy champions community validators over internal reliance
The Solana Foundation has implemented a new policy that will scale back support for long-standing validators reliant on Foundation-delegated stake,...
Pipe Network cuts Solana sync time by 30% for some validators
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Pipe Network, a decentralized infrastructure project from...
Solana startups spin up validators for revenue and ‘soft power’
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Two weeks ago, Solana validators voted down...
Coinbase Holds 11.42% of Staked ETH with 120,000 Validators
Coinbase has released its first Ethereum Validator Performance Report, providing a detailed breakdown of its staking operations. It shows that...
Banks acting as validators risks centralization — Everstake exec
New US regulatory guidance allowing banks to become validators for blockchain networks is a major step for institutional adoption but...
Solana validators clash over ‘SIMD-0228’ inflation proposal – Here’s why
Solana insiders were divided ahead of voting on SIMD-0228 inflation proposal. The proposal could reduce inflation by 80% but slash...
New validators spring up as Solana usage surges
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Solana has seen frenzied trading activity over...
Vitalik Buterin hails Ethereum’s L1 scaling as +50% validators want…
Buterin supports current Ethereum scaling efforts on L1 and L2s. The majority of validators wanted the network gas limit to...
Solana validators slow to adopt Frankendancer for MEV reasons
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The full version of Firedancer — a...