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Superminority Power Play: Can Solana Stay Truly Decentralized?

Published 06/21/2024, 02:31 PM
Updated 06/21/2024, 03:15 PM
Superminority Power Play: Can Solana Stay Truly Decentralized?
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  • Solana has a total of 5541 nodes, with the US having 223 nodes.
  • The nodes are spread across 49 countries, 230 cities, and 529 data centers.
  • The top 20 nodes form a “superminority” and have the power to halt the blockchain.

In an X (formerly Twitter) post, crypto commentator @martypartymusic highlighted the diverse geographic distribution of Solana nodes, which has now totaled 5541.

The United States leads with 2013 nodes (36.3%), followed by Canada (739 nodes, 13.34%), the Netherlands (553 nodes, 9.98%), Germany (314 nodes, 5.67%), and France (273 nodes, 5%). The United Kingdom, Poland, Russia, Japan, and Singapore also host significant numbers of nodes.

MartyPartyMusic’s post further confirmed that the United Kingdom has 223 nodes (4%), Poland has 194 (3.5%), Russia has 172 nodes (3.1%), Japan has 170 node…

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