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New to Firedancer? Unlock Solana Staking Success

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Firedancer is more than just a monitoring tool; it's an educational platform that empowers Solana validators to deeply understand and optimize their operations.…

Validator Votes in SIMD-96

Published on 10 Feb 2025

A breakdown of the SIMD-96 votes of the top 150 Solana validators…

Introduction to DoubleZero: Learnings from a Team Q&A

Published on 04 Feb 2025

We had the pleasure of talking to the DoubleZero team about the DZ protocol and network.…

Highlights from Solana Community Validator Call - January 23, 2025

Published on 27 Jan 2025

This is a recap of the first Solana community validator call for 2025 hosted by Chainflow.…

Debating the Future of Validators in Solana's Ecosystem

Published on 20 Dec 2024

Are 100 validators sufficient to ensure a decentralized Layer 1 (L1) network? Find out in a discussion between Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko and Dan Albert, and Brian Long from Triton.…

Highlights from the Solana Community Validator Call - October 24, 2024

Published on 25 Oct 2024

A recap of the October community-led Solana validator call we host every month.…

Breakpoint 2024: Scenes From a Firedancer Validator

Published on 16 Oct 2024

At Breakpoint 2024, the Firedancer team took the stage to showcase the latest developments in their Solana validator client. Here's the recap of that workshop.…

Highlights from the Solana Community Validator Call - September 26, 2024

Published on 27 Sep 2024

These are the topics discussed during our September 2024 Solana community validator call.…

Highlights from Solana Foundation's Validator Call - September 5, 2024

Published on 09 Sep 2024

This is a recap of the most recent validator call hosted by the Solana Foundation.…

Independent Validators Are Reliant On Foundation Delegations

Published on 12 Jun 2024

In the light of recent criticisms of the Solana Foundation Delegation Program, we reflect on indie validators' reliance on foundation delegation.…

Futarchy Governance Explained

Published on 06 Jun 2024

Chainflow and MetaDAO in conversation on futarchy governance, its mechanisms, benefits and challenges.…

Decoding Solana’s Stake-Weighted Quality of Service (QoS) and Its Impact on Validators

Published on 29 Apr 2024

Stake-weighted Quality of Service (QoS) is a mechanism on Solana that allows block producers to identify and prioritize transactions based on the amount of SOL staked by the sender. In simple words, QoS enables prioritizing traffic on the network. It serves as an additional sybil resistance mechanism, enabling validators to…