Helius CEO Secured Votes in Final Moments Necessary to Reduce Inflation on Solana Network
Solana validators passed governance proposal SGP-0002, titled "Double Disinflation," by a narrow margin. The proposal reduces the network's inflation rate by accelerating the disinflation pace from -15% to -30%. In the final hours of voting, the proposal secured support from validators representing 67% of the vote (176.29 million SOL), surpassing the required threshold.
Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius, played a pivotal role in rallying last-minute support. He had previously criticized validators for voting "no" under the "false pretense" it would preserve their staking yield, calling this logic "mathematical nonsense." However, some validators, like Everstake, opposed the change due to concerns about its pace and potential impact on smaller validators and overall network participation.
After intense lobbying, including swaying major entities like Kraken to change their votes, the proposal passed "by a hair." Two other proposals were also voted on: the Solana Constitution (SGP-0001) passed comfortably, while SGP-0003, proposing a new transaction fee model with a burn percentage, was rejected.
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