Independent validator organization Layer33 calls on the Solana Foundation to suspend the removal of delegation program members.

November 10 - According to a public letter released by Solana independent validator organization Layer 33, the organization calls on the Solana Foundation to suspend the weekly phased removal of delegation program members until community consultation is completed.

Layer 33 stated that the new rules announced by the Foundation on November 6 set the participation term at 12 months, require validators to exit the program after receiving 300,000 SOL in external staking, and limit the number of participants to 100. The organization believes these regulations may crowd out experienced independent operators and exacerbate staking concentration. The public letter also suggests providing existing members participating in the Alpenglow community testing with at least 6 months of mainnet delegation support, and disclosing the analytical basis for the participant cap and term.