TechFlow News, March 26: According to SolanaFloor, the Solana Foundation announced updates to the requirements for participation in its Validator Delegation Program; the new rules will take effect on May 1, 2026.
Under the updated requirements, validators must adhere to fair transaction ordering rules and must not engage in transaction censorship. They must also meet stricter block production timing standards and comply with restrictions on Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) and data center concentration to reduce infrastructure centralization risks across the network.
This adjustment aims to enhance overall network performance and user experience. The Solana Foundation also announced the introduction of 0xGhostLogs as a monitoring partner, responsible for tracking and publicly publishing network health metrics.
