Bitwise: 72.8% of staked Solana sits with European validators
- —Europe holds 72.8% of staked SOL; North America 16.2%, Asia 10.6%, South America 0.4%
- —Slot time was cut from 400 ms to 250 ms in August–September
- —At 250 ms, 95.8% of European and 92.8% of North American validator votes land on time
- —On-time rates in Asia and South America dropped to 70.7% and 70.3%
Why it matters: Concentrated staking geography and rising operational strain on distant validators raise decentralization and network-stability concerns for Solana.
Source: Bloomingbit