- SIMD-228 failed, securing only 61.4% YES votes, below the 66.67% threshold.
- SIMD-123 passed, allowing validators to share revenue with stakers on-chain.
- Record voter turnout of 74%, the highest for any crypto governance vote.
Solana’s community just made two big decisions about the network’s future – and they have significant implications for SOL holders. A proposal to slash Solana’s inflation rate (SIMD-228) failed, while a plan to share revenue with validators (SIMD-123) passed.
The vote, with 74.3% of Solana’s total stake participating, marked the highest engagement in Solana’s governance history – surpassing even U.S. presidential elections turnout in the past 100 years, as proudly noted by Solana on X.
Inflation Cut Rejected: What It Means
SIMD-228 aimed to ditch Solana’s fixed inflation schedule for a market-driven system, adjusting token issuance based on staking participation.
The goal was to reduce Solana’s inflation rate to below 1% annually at the current staking rate of 65%. This contrasts with the existing fixed schedule of 4.6% annually, decreasing to 1.5% over time.
Supporters argued that reducing inflation would make SOL scarcer and more valuable, benefiting long-term holders. However, opponents expressed concerns that it could negatively impact smaller stakers and validators who rely on staking rewards for profitability.
The vote began on March 6 during Solana Epoch 753 and concluded at the end of Epoch 755. It needed 66.67% approval to pass, but fell short with only 61.4% YES votes.
“So issuance will stay the way it is,” said Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Solana developer platform Helius Labs.
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Tushar Jain, co-author of SIMD-228 and co-founder of Multicoin Capital, described the vote as a milestone for crypto governance, calling it the largest governance vote ever in terms of participant count and market cap involvement.
Validator Rewards Boosted: A New Revenue-Sharing Model
While SIMD-228 failed, SIMD-123 passed with nearly 75% approval. The proposal introduces an on-chain mechanism for validators to share a portion of their revenue with stakers.
This means validators will now have a standardized way to reward those who stake their SOL with them. Currently, some validators use off-chain methods to incentivize stakers. The new system aims to make this process more transparent and efficient, directly on-chain.
In his remark, Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko suggested that opposition to SIMD-228 was not purely self-serving.
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