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Retired Solana Validators Still Voting With 15 Percent of Active Stake

November 15, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC (2 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

A report has found that Solana validators classified as retired continue to participate in consensus voting while controlling roughly 15 percent of the network's active stake. This raises questions about governance concentration and the accuracy of validator status labels on the Solana network.

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In a proof-of-stake blockchain like Solana, validators are like referees who confirm that transactions are legitimate.

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