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Solana Validators Struggling With Smaller Profit Margins

Small Solana validators are facing declining revenue and thin profit margins as the network cools off. The Solana Foundation's delegation program, which supports smaller validators, has recently lowered the maximum commission participants can charge, making it harder for them to break even. With the decrease in SOL issuance and the less lucrative delegation program, small validators need to find alternative sources of staked SOL to sustain their operations.

Small Solana validators are facing declining revenue and thin profit margins as the network cools off. The Solana Foundation's delegation program, which supports smaller validators, has recently lowered the maximum commission participants can charge, making it harder for them to break even. With the decrease in SOL issuance and the less lucrative delegation program, small validators need to find alternative sources of staked SOL to sustain their operations.

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