Solana validators vote on 3 major network reforms

Solana validators and delegators began voting on three network governance proposals on Aug. 23, covering a proposed constitution, faster SOL disinflation and a redesigned transaction fee structure. Summary Three Solana governance proposals are testing constitutional rules, faster disinflation and redesigned transaction fees simultaneously. Voting remains open through epoch 1023, currently expected to end Thursday at approximately 15:30 UTC. SGP-0002 would double annual disinflation from 15% to 30% while preserving Solana’s terminal inflation floor. SGP-0003 proposes a fixed inclusion payment alongside a resource fee burned entirely by the protocol. Stake-weighted approval requires one-third participation and support from two-thirds of participating stake under proposed rules. Voting on SGP-0001, SGP-0002 and SGP-0003 will remain open until the end of epoch 1023. Solana developers expect the epoch to conclude at approximately 15:30 UTC on Thursday, Aug. 27, although blockchain epoch timing can shift. The proposals are stake-weighted signaling votes. Approval would establish a mandate to proceed, but the inflation and fee changes would still require technical implementation before be...