Add as a preferred source on GoogleSolana Foundation Official Cites 100-Validator Delegation Cap
The program has a 12-month support period, while the Foundation’s published rules list conflicting outside-stake exit thresholds.
Solana Foundation Vice President of Technology Jacob Creech described an existing 100-validator cap for its delegation program on Monday, Nov. 9, as the foundation plans to direct more stake toward newer operators and network contributors.
Creech listed the cap at 11:15 p.m. ET Nov. 9 (04:15 UTC Nov. 10). In a reply posted Nov. 10, he said some current participants would lose Foundation stake. He presented the cap as an existing rule, not a decision made that day.
The Solana Foundation Delegation Program supplies Solana (SOL) stake to eligible validators.
The program also ties exit eligibility to stake held outside it.
A validator’s program membership runs for 12 months. The Foundation’s rules set conflicting thresholds for ending membership based on outside stake: more than 300,000 SOL and more than 1 million SOL. Both thresholds remain published.
The program was designed to help new validators start, sustain a testnet and encourage early testing of network changes. The foundation plans to keep supporting newer validators while directing discretionary delegations toward operators contributing to network security and client testing.
The changes have prompted debate over the program.
Simon Yoon
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