Key facts
- Solana has launched a formal on-chain governance system.
- Validators must stake a minimum of 100,000 SOL to initiate a proposal.
- Proposals require initial support from 15% of the active stake.
- A two-thirds supermajority of the voting stake is needed for a proposal to pass.
- Delegators can override their validator's vote or vote independently.
The Solana Foundation has launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated SOL to publish new proposals. The Solana Governance Proposals (SGPs) establish a standard that allows validators to submit core protocol proposals and vote on-chain, with voting power based on their delegated Solana (SOL) stake. Proposals must receive endorsements from validators representing at least 15% of actively staked Solana tokens to qualify for a formal on-chain vote. A supermajority of two-thirds of the voting stake is required for a proposal to pass. Delegators who disagree with how their validator has voted can override the validator and submit their own vote on the proposal. This system separates high-level strategic decisions (SGPs) from technical implementation details handled by Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs).