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Solana Stake Flows Dashboard (Native –> LSTs Delegation Trend)
Explore native staking trends, LST delegation patterns, validator movements, and stake concentration across the Solana ecosystem.
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Lit Reviews: Trade-offs in Blockchain Stake Slashing Design
The overarching thesis is clear: there’s no universally optimal staking model. Protocol designers must make conscious trade-offs between validator incentives, user accessibility, inflationary risk, and network security. For example, protocols prioritizing coin value may lean toward low token inflation and high transaction fees, potentially sacrificing validator participation. Others may prioritize rapid validator growth, accepting inflationary…
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Timely Vote Credits (TVC) on Solana: SIMD O33
Vote latency is calculated based on the difference between the timestamp of a vote and the block it corresponds to. This slot-based calculation ensures that votes cast within the grace period, corresponding to 1-2 slots, receive full credits.
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Solana Validator Challenges (2024)
The primary Solana validator incentive structure requires significant effort for an average validator to break even. Economic challenges contribute to validators finding innovative ways to earn, including commission cheating. The ecosystem should “stop supporting 0% commission validators!”. Solana should document common error messages validators encounter and how to resolve them. Now to the basics 👇…