# Governance **URL:** https://forum.solana.com/c/gov/11.md [Latest](https://forum.solana.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.solana.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.solana.com/tags.md) --- ## [A Framework for Governance - Introduction](https://forum.solana.com/t/a-framework-for-governance-introduction/484)
**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/a-framework-for-governance-introduction/484 "2025-04-16T19:47:50Z")
Solana has reached a certain level of maturity, with almost 3.5yrs of Mainnet-Beta, the development of an independent validator client (Firedancer), alternative releases of the default client (Jito), a growing distributi… --- ## [About the Governance category](https://forum.solana.com/t/about-the-governance-category/436)
**Author:** [@jacobcreech](https://forum.solana.com/u/jacobcreech)\ **Replies:** 0
A place for discussion on governance for the Solana network. This can include feature activations, validator voting mechanisms, and more. --- ## [SIMD-0550: Proposal to Double Disinflation](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0550-proposal-to-double-disinflation/4874)
**Author:** [@Lostin](https://forum.solana.com/u/Lostin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0550-proposal-to-double-disinflation/4874 "2026-08-18T06:07:05Z")
Authors: Lostin & 0xIchigo (Helius) Summary This SIMD proposes updating the inflation schedule by increasing the disinflation rate from -15% to -30%, effectively doubling the pace of inflation decline. Our modeling ind… --- ## [Decreasing number of validators, centralizing steak, and overall network health / resilience under extreme events](https://forum.solana.com/t/decreasing-number-of-validators-centralizing-steak-and-overall-network-health-resilience-under-extreme-events/5026)
**Author:** [@exalted\_1](https://forum.solana.com/u/exalted_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/decreasing-number-of-validators-centralizing-steak-and-overall-network-health-resilience-under-extreme-events/5026 "2026-08-12T18:04:24Z")
Recently as Marinade reported we were about 5% steak away from having a network halt due to essentially a network leak leading to multi validator blackout. (helius and others) I’ve been following sol and love the netwo… --- ## [VOTE! First Governance Advisory Vote by Validators](https://forum.solana.com/t/vote-first-governance-advisory-vote-by-validators/597)
**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/vote-first-governance-advisory-vote-by-validators/597 "2026-07-30T19:59:40Z")
Dear Community, following discussions in community and validator calls, on this forum and on Discord, I am now initiating a first advisory vote by validators on a key question of governance: “Who should vote in a Solan… --- ## [SIMD-0326: Proposal for the New Alpenglow Consensus Protocol](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol/4236)
**Author:** [@Roger](https://forum.solana.com/u/Roger)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol/4236 "2026-06-13T06:57:49Z")
Authors: Quentin Kniep, Kobi Sliwinski, Roger Wattenhofer Summary Alpenglow is a major overhaul of Solana’s core consensus protocol, replacing the existing Proof-of-History and TowerBFT mechanisms with a modern architec… --- ## [SIMD-0411: Proposal for Doubling the Disinflation Rate](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0411-proposal-for-doubling-the-disinflation-rate/4515)
**Author:** [@Lostin](https://forum.solana.com/u/Lostin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0411-proposal-for-doubling-the-disinflation-rate/4515 "2026-06-04T14:13:38Z")
Authors: Lostin & 0xIchigo (Helius) Summary This SIMD proposes updating the inflation schedule by increasing the disinflation rate from -15% to -30%, effectively doubling the pace of inflation decline. Our modeling ind… --- ## [Proposal for Enabling the Timely Vote Credits Mechanism on Solana Mainnet](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-timely-vote-credits-mechanism-on-solana-mainnet/1179)
**Author:** [@zantetsu](https://forum.solana.com/u/zantetsu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-timely-vote-credits-mechanism-on-solana-mainnet/1179 "2025-10-04T14:58:31Z")
Proposal for Enabling the Timely Vote Credits Mechanism on Solana Mainnet Background Validators have learned that they can maximize vote credits earned by reducing the likelihood of voting on a dead fork by delaying vote… --- ## [Aligning the "What" of Governance with the Existing SIMD Process](https://forum.solana.com/t/aligning-the-what-of-governance-with-the-existing-simd-process/1011)
**Author:** [@cfl0ws](https://forum.solana.com/u/cfl0ws)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/aligning-the-what-of-governance-with-the-existing-simd-process/1011 "2025-04-16T20:45:45Z")
Background and Context A group consisting mainly of Solana validators has been working to develop a governance process for the Solana network. The effort kicked off in July 2023 and is organzed by defining - Why a gov… --- ## [Who votes - three proposals](https://forum.solana.com/t/who-votes-three-proposals/485)
**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/who-votes-three-proposals/485 "2025-04-16T20:16:53Z")
Who votes – three options One of the key decision-making points in implementing governance is deciding who governs. With this in mind, discussions on Discord have been distilled into three possible scenarios: Validat… --- ## [Feedback on the SIMD-123 and SIMD-228 governance process](https://forum.solana.com/t/feedback-on-the-simd-123-and-simd-228-governance-process/3626)
**Author:** [@ruuda-chorus](https://forum.solana.com/u/ruuda-chorus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/feedback-on-the-simd-123-and-simd-228-governance-process/3626 "2025-04-16T19:52:01Z")
Hi, I would like to share some feedback on the governance process surrounding SIMD-123 and SIMD-228. I focus on our engineering operations at Chorus One, and I don’t follow every community proposal closely, but because t… --- ## [Proposal for an In-Protocol Distribution of Block Rewards to Stakers](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-an-in-protocol-distribution-of-block-rewards-to-stakers/3295)
**Author:** [@Ben.Hawkins](https://forum.solana.com/u/Ben.Hawkins)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-an-in-protocol-distribution-of-block-rewards-to-stakers/3295 "2025-03-14T00:25:12Z")
Summary A new mechanism is proposed to allow validators to set a block reward commission and share part of their block revenue with their delegators and to receive their own block rewards to an account of their choice. C… --- ## [Proposal For Introducing a Programmatic, Market-Based Emission Mechanism Based on Staking Participation Rate](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-introducing-a-programmatic-market-based-emission-mechanism-based-on-staking-participation-rate/3294)
**Author:** [@kankanivishal](https://forum.solana.com/u/kankanivishal)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-introducing-a-programmatic-market-based-emission-mechanism-based-on-staking-participation-rate/3294 "2025-03-14T00:24:13Z")
This proposal is updated in Epoch 750 to change the full rollout of emissions formula from 10 epochs to 50 epochs based on community feedback. Based on rough consensus achieved on Discord, there won’t be any change to th… --- ## [Proposal for Enabling the Reward Full Priority Fee to Validator on Solana Mainnet-beta](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456)
**Author:** [@tao-stones](https://forum.solana.com/u/tao-stones)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456 "2024-12-25T09:45:42Z")
Background The current model of collecting priority fees, with 50% being burnt and 50% rewarded, does not fully align with validator incentives and inadvertently encourages side deals. For example, consider a scenario wh… --- ## [What does Governance encompass?](https://forum.solana.com/t/what-does-governance-encompass/486)
**Author:** [@laine](https://forum.solana.com/u/laine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/what-does-governance-encompass/486 "2023-09-05T14:33:14Z")
Governance is a broad term, and for it to be effective on Solana we must be clear on the scope of any governance system that we implement. Looking at other chains and ecosystems, we see instances where very minute detai…