📉 $SOL Validators have sharply decreased by over 68% in three years, with clear divisions within the ecosystem!
According to Odaily, the number of active validators for $SOL has dropped from over 2500 in March 2023 to about 800 currently, a staggering decline. Validators are the core force maintaining network security and decentralization.
💬 Divergent Opinions:
- Some community members: Exits are mostly from "sybil nodes"; 800 reliable nodes are healthier than 3000 invalid nodes;
- Layer 33 developers: Most exiters are not sybil, but have halted services for economic/technical reasons; whether decentralization improves depends on the independence of the remaining nodes.
$SOL is working hard to reduce node operating costs, and related discussions are ongoing.

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