Solana Validator Count Falls Below 800 as Vote Transactions Drop 40%
Active validators are at their lowest level since 2021 while vote transactions — a proxy for validator participation — have fallen roughly 40%.
Solana's active validator count has dropped below 800, the lowest level recorded since 2021 and a sharp decline from a peak near 2,500 in early 2023 [4][3][1].
Daily vote transactions, which serve as a proxy for validator participation, have fallen by about 40%, indicating reduced voting activity on the network [4][1]; some coverage notes that overall network activity has remained steady even as validator numbers decline [2].
Multiple reports document both a substantial drop in active validators and a significant decline in vote transactions, while noting that broader measures of network activity may not show the same degree of weakness [1][4][2].
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- 1Solana Validator Count Declines Below 800 As Vote Transactions Fall 40%MoneyCheck• Jan 28, 2026
- 2Solana Validator Numbers Drop as Network Activity Holds SteadyTheCoinrise.com• Jan 28, 2026
- 3Data Released: Alarm Bells Ringing for a Major AltcoinBitcoin Sistemi• Jan 28, 2026
- 4Solana’s active validator count falls below 800, down from a 2023 peak near 2,500Cryptopolitan• Jan 28, 2026
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