Layer33 Calls for Pause to SFDP Weekly Exits as Delegations Fall to About 55,000 SOL
According to ChainCatcher, independent Solana validator alliance Layer33 called for a pause to weekly exits from the Solana Foundation Delegation Program (SFDP), saying delegations to validators remaining in the program will fall from about 85,000 SOL to 55,000 SOL. The reduction is about 30,000 to 35,000 SOL.Layer33 said it supports adapting the program as Solana’s network and validator set mature, but criticized replacing long-term contributors with participants on 12-month terms. It said the SFDP has more than 10 million SOL in remaining delegations and argued that rewarding Alpenglow community cluster participants does not require dismantling the existing program. The alliance also said some operators had shut down nodes and canceled plans to attend Breakpoint.Layer33 updated its requests to include details on rewards for Alpenglow community cluster participants; analysis behind the 300,000-SOL external-staking graduation threshold, 100-validator cap, 12-month term and 55,000-SOL delegation level; and an impact assessment explaining how about 75% of current members were deemed non-contributors. It also called for formal consultations with current SFDP members, publication of contribution-based delegation criteria and an application process alongside discretionary delegations, and an explanation of why the program prioritizes new validators over long-term contributors.