Solana (SOL) Pays $1.4B a Year – So Why Are Validators Quitting?

Solana (SOL) brings in about $1.4 billion a year, which makes the network look healthy at first glance. But behind that headline, validator operators are struggling. Many have simply walked away over the past two years. Since March 2023, the Solana validators are down from a total of 2,500 to only 795 validators. In December