What's new

We keep this log since v1.3.0 (19 Oct 2026).

v1.5.11.131 Oct 2026

Improved On the Compare page, the software-version row now has an info tip that explains why validators can run different versions during upgrades.
Fixed A Compare link with more validators than fit (or with invalid ones) now shows exactly the validators that are compared.

New The validator page and the Compare page now show whether a validator runs the most common software version number by stake, for the latest epoch.
Improved The roadmap marks stage 4 (Score update, new metrics, filters) as done.

New The validator page now shows the validator's rank by Score and its vote quality.
New Two new validator lists: by stake size and by data centre.
Fixed The methodology page now gives the correct window for vote performance: the last 10 epochs.

New The Low commission, MEV commission and Reliable validator lists now have a short introduction that explains the filter rule.

Improved Scores now use version 2.1: validators that vote well are no longer marked down by the move to Alpenglow, a missing MEV commission is no longer counted as no MEV, and a short outage costs much less than a long one. The methodology page lists the changes and how many validators moved.

New The About page now says: "The team behind Solana Staking also runs a Solana validator (testnet today). It is scored by the same public formula and gets no special placement."
Fixed The commission stable for 90 days mark now shows correctly for every validator whose commission did not change. This finishes the fix from v1.5.5.
Fixed The footer now shows the current site version.
Improved Search engines can now read more validator pages: the top 500 rated validators, up from 200, added gradually.

Fixed The commission stable for 90 days mark now shows correctly for validators whose commission did not change.
Fixed After a new epoch starts, the validator list stays on the last fully scored epoch.
Fixed Ready-made lists such as Low fees and Shares all MEV now leave out disqualified and blacklisted validators.
Fixed With All selected, sorting by rewards, reliability or fees now lists rated validators first, then those not yet rated, then blacklisted ones, then Score 0.
Improved The footer is easier to read: legal and custody notes on the left, data, copyright and version on the right; on phones the parts stack.

Fixed Epoch length is now stated correctly: an epoch lasts about a day, not about 2 days, in the guides, glossary and everywhere else it is mentioned.
Fixed The commission rug pull guide now explains that the Score counts the highest commission a validator set in the last 90 days, so a quick drop back does not hide a spike.
Improved The Score is explained the same way on the methodology page, in the FAQ and in the guide to choosing a validator.

New A short list of validators for a first stake now opens with a full introduction: what the checks are, what the list is not, and what to compare yourself.
Improved Search engines and AI assistants can now read the validator list and every validator page in full, so they can show the same up-to-date information you see here.

The site holds up better when something goes wrong. If data is briefly unavailable, pages now say so and ask you to try again in a couple of minutes, instead of showing an empty page or "not found".
If one part of a page fails to load, the rest of the page stays usable, with a short message and a button to reload.
Better protection against misuse and heavy load, so the site stays fast and available.

Updated guide: What Alpenglow changes for stakers now explains what changed after the upgrade and what to check.

Understand Reliability and Fees faster: hover or tap either one for a short description and a link to how it is calculated.

Score v2. The Score now tells reliable validators apart better, and each validator shows Reliability and Fees next to it. How the Score works.
Validators blacklisted for harm now score 0, and validators in the superminority score lower. A validator's track record now counts over a longer time.
Sort by what matters to you: "Most reliable" orders validators by reliability, "Low fees" by fees, and a counter shows how many match.
Find your way faster: the home page links to the main tools and guides, and a new What's new page, with a feed you can follow, lists every change.
Fixed 30-day rewards on validator pages, which showed wrong spikes.

Choose a validator with fewer doubts: the validator list has a clearer intro and answers to common questions before you pick.
New guide: How to switch Solana validators.
The unstaking guide now covers large balances.

Easier to scan: validator pages show the short name of a validator in the heading, list and footer. The full on-chain name is still shown once, labelled "On-chain name".
Find validators faster: search now matches the full on-chain name too.

Clearer safety section: "Is this validator safe to stake with?" is easier to read and says once that your SOL stays in your own stake account.
Fixed grey strips at the sides of some sections on several pages.

See how fresh the site is: the footer shows the site version and the date of the last update.
Quick links in the footer to the top 10 validators by Score.
Easier to find in search: clearer page titles and descriptions in search results.
New answers on the FAQ page, the alerts page (which alerts the bot sends) and in the commission guide.
Fixed the description of a validator's fee history, which said more than the page shows.