Solana active validators fall over 68% since March 2023 as decentralization concerns surface

Active validators on Solana dropped from over 2,500 to about 800 between March 2023 and December 9, a decline of more than 68%, CriptoNoticias reported. Community opinion is divided, with some saying the removal of Sybil nodes benefits network health, while others, including some infrastructure teams, argue many of the recent departures are genuine operators exiting due to economics and operational costs. CriptoNoticias also noted that the impact on decentralization hinges on how many independent validators remain and how stake and voting power are distributed.