Solana has lost 68% of its validators in three years, dropping from around 2,500 to about 800 after a purge launched in 2025. Joseph Chalom, co-CEO of Sharplink and former BlackRock executive, contrasts this decline with Ethereum's over 900,000 validators.
Bitcoin price climbed on Saturday as weak U.S. jobs data lifted demand for major crypto assets. The global crypto market rose 1.09% to $2.17 trillion within 24 hours.