Secure the ledger. Earn SOL.
Decentralize the network by providing computing resources.
Decentralize the network by providing computing resources.
Current number of validators on mainnet
Current Superminority
By processing transactions and participating in consensus, each validator helps make Solana the most censorship resistant and highest-performance blockchain network in the world.
Issuances from a global, protocol-defined, inflation rate. These rewards are delivered on top of earnings from transaction fees.
Stakers are rewarded for helping to validate the ledger. They do this by delegating their stake to validator nodes. Those validators do the legwork of replaying the ledger and send votes to a per-node vote account to which stakers can delegate their stakes. The rest of the cluster uses those stake-weighted votes to select a block when forks arise.
Stake Pools are a liquid staking solution that promote censorship resistance, decentralization, and the growth of DeFi on Solana.
Go here for documentation related to all things Validator, from validator requirements, to troubleshooting.
View the current list of validators, their ranking by stake amount, and information about commission below.
The Solana Foundation Server Program is designed to help new validators get started on the Solana network by providing access to servers at discounted prices through our partners.
Foundation Delegation participants are eligible to receive a delegation from the Solana Foundation.