The Solana Foundation is set to implement a new practice within its Delegation Program (SFDP) aimed at enhancing network decentralization, according to SolanaFloor.
?JUST IN: The Solana Foundation has introduced a new policy to reinforce decentralization: for every new validator added to its Delegation Program, three will be removed if they have held Foundation stake for over 18 months and have less than 1,000 SOL in external stake.
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For each new validator added to the delegation, three others will be removed if they meet two criteria:
- participation in the SFDP for at least 18 months;
- having less than 1,000 SOL staked outside the Program.
The decision aims to address several objectives:
- reduce the number of validators reliant solely on SFDP stakes;
- encourage and reward users who actively increase their external stake and community support;
- strengthen network decentralization and operational efficiency.
According to Blockworks, Solana’s mainnet hosts 1,224 active validators. The proportion of coins locked in the Delegation Program relative to the total staked volume in March was 10.6% (40.7 million SOL). Three years ago, this figure exceeded 22% (86.5 million SOL).
In April, the total market value of SOL engaged in staking reached Ethereum’s level, surpassing $55 billion.