Solana’s Validator Decline Raises Network Security Concerns Amid Price Drop

Solana's validator count has dropped 68% over two years to around 800 active nodes, signaling network security risks amid market downturns. This decline coincides with SOL's 37% quarterly loss, the worst among high-cap assets, driven by rising staking costs now at $17 million per block to break even. Solana's on-chain metrics show increasing capitulation, with [...]