Solana’s planned protocol upgrades are important for the network’s long-term health but could deal a blow to validators’ earnings, according to asset manager VanEck.
In March, Solana’s validators will vote on two proposed upgrades — known as Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs) — to the blockchain protocol designed to ensure rewards for stakers and adjust the inflation rate for the network’s native SOL ( data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/solana-price-index” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>SOL) token.
Both proposals have generated “significant controversy” because they stand to slash validator revenues by as much as…

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