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Validator

A validator is a person or entity in charge of verifying blockchain transactions. Transactions are added to the distributed ledger after the blockchain validator… A validator is a person or entity in charge of verifying blockchain transactions. Transactions are added to the distributed ledger after the blockchain validator has gone through the official process of validating them. In systems using the proof-of-work (PoW)… A validator is a person or entity in charge of verifying blockchain transactions. Transactions are added to the distributed ledger after the blockchain validator has gone through the official process of validating them. In systems using the proof-of-work (PoW)…

Core DAO plans emergency hard fork after validators drew excess rewards

Ezra ReguerraSep 2, 2026

Protocol upgrade decouples consensus from execution to solve scaling bottlenecks

Aug 26, 2026

Solana’s fee overhaul increases burn and makes resource hogs pay

Aug 14, 2026

Christina Comben

MoneyGram expands crypto cash ramps to Solana

Aug 11, 2026

Fierce backlash to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 staking proposal

Aug 7, 2026

Christina Comben

Lido upgrade aims to slash Ethereum’s validator count by one-third

Jul 28, 2026

Validator: All latest articles

Ethereum’s much-hated staking 'tax' may already be obsolete

Ethereum’s latest “funding crisis” has triggered a fierce debate over whether to tax staking rewards or to pursue funding from large ETH holders for new organizations like EthLabs.

Jun 23, 2026

Christina Comben

Telegram to become TON’s largest validator, Durov says

Toncoin rose 33.8% after Pavel Durov said Telegram would deepen its role in TON, while details on the foundation and validator structure remain unclear.

May 5, 2026

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Vitalik Buterin envisions ‘one-click’ Ether staking for institutions

“We want the authority over staking nodes to be highly distributed, and the first step to doing this is to make it easy,” said Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

Mar 10, 2026

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Solana validator count drops 68% as node costs squeeze small operators

Solana’s validator count has dropped 68% since 2023 as rising costs and zero-fee competition push smaller node operators offline.

Jan 29, 2026

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ETH validator entry queue is suddenly almost double the exit queue

Digital asset treasury companies such as Tom Lee’s BitMine have contributed to the increase in the entry queue, but the network’s Petcra upgrade may have also helped.

Dec 29, 2025

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DAT longevity hinges on avoiding ‘mNAV roller coaster’: Solmate CEO

“Pure play” digital asset treasury companies will have to contend with volatility tied to the net asset value of their token holdings if they don’t build successful business ventures.

Dec 18, 2025

Gareth Jenkinson

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Month-old Ethereum client bug blamed for Prysm outage

A bug in Ethereum's Prysm client caused network participation to drop to 75% costing validators 382 ETH as nodes experienced resource exhaustion.

Dec 15, 2025

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Ethereum sees 25% validation drop post-Fusaka as Prysm bug nears finality loss

A 25% dip in Ethereum’s voting participation coincided with a bug in the Prysm consensus client shortly after the Fusaka upgrade, with the network just 9% away from losing finality.

Dec 5, 2025

Adrian Zmudzinski

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Ethereum raises block gas limit to 60M as network capacity climbs ahead of Fusaka

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he expects growth to continue next year, but with smarter adjustments that expand capacity without new bottlenecks.

Nov 27, 2025