Starke Finance

Alpenglow is live on @solana mainnet 🏔️

Built by @anza_xyz, the new consensus protocol replaces TowerBFT, targeting finality in ~150 ms instead of ~12.8 seconds.

Ahead of activation, the Alpenglow Community Cluster allowed validators to test the new consensus protocol and rehearse the network migration. Starke Finance was proud to participate in these efforts and contribute to the preparation for this major upgrade.

A major milestone for Solana’s infrastructure and the community behind it.

We're ready. pumpkinspool.com/watchtower/alp…

Solana Client Stake Distribution Q3 2026

From epoch 985 to 1051, Firedancer (Vanilla) posted the strongest growth at 35.4% in stake, reaching 15.2M SOL with validators up from 6 to 14. On the other end, Frankendancer (Harmonic) saw the steepest decline at 100.0% in stake, closing at 0 SOL with validators down from 23 to 0 and Frankendancer (JitoBam) saw the steepest decline at 100.0% in stake, closing at 0 SOL with validators down from 1 to 0.

What's your view on how client diversity influences the @solana network?

Validator Count Q3 2026

Validator count dropped from 723 to 673 (-6.9%) over epochs 985–1051.
The steepest decline hit epoch 992 (-3%).

What's your view on how the Validator count evolution influences the @solana network?

Stake Concentration Q3 2026: Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)

HHI reflects effective concentration, capturing how many validators meaningfully contribute to the total stake. From epoch 983 to 1050, the HHI fluctuated between 98.23 and 102.02, indicating a broad validator base with active stake across the network.

As of epoch 1050, the stake distribution is equivalent to having 99 validators with equal stake.

What's your view on how HHI shifts influence the @solana network?