The Solana Foundation is reshaping validator incentives to encourage external stake and enhance network decentralization.
The updated strategy involves removing three validators for every new one added, favoring operators with sufficient external backing.
The Foundation was criticized for sustaining a large portion of the validator network, with more than half relying heavily on foundation support.
By reducing stake concentration and foundation dominance, the Solana Foundation aims to improve the Nakamoto Coefficient, a measure of decentralization.