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Blockchain Efficiency Comes at a Price: Small Validators Priced Out of Solana
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- The number of active Solana validators has crashed from over 2,500 in 2023 to just 800, sparking fears of centralization .
- Operating a node now requires ~350 SOL/year in voting fees alone, forcing smaller players to exit the network.
- Despite the exodus, the Nakamoto Coefficient holds at 20, suggesting the network’s security core remains intact for now .
Solana’s decentralized infrastructure is facing a significant stress test as the active validator count collapses to a two-year low. New data flagged by blockchain journalist Colin Wu reveals that the network has shed nearly 70% of its validator base since March 2023, dropping to approximately 800 active nodes as of Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
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