Solana Foundation launches protocol-level governance framework
Solana Foundation launched a governance framework letting validators submit stake-weighted onchain proposals and votes, with a 15% endorsement threshold and delegator override.
The Solana Foundation on Thursday published a protocol-level governance framework on GitHub that creates Solana Governance Proposals (SGPs) to handle community-level decisions for the Solana blockchain. SGPs allow validators to submit stake-weighted onchain proposals and votes; proposals must secure endorsements from validators representing at least 15% of actively staked SOL to reach a formal onchain vote.
Validators that have at least 100,000 SOL delegated may open an SGP. Voting power on each proposal is proportional to the SOL stake delegated to a validator. Token holders who have delegated their stake can cast their own votes on a proposal, which overrides their validator’s vote for that item.
The framework separates governance direction from technical design. The GitHub repository states: “An SGP captures a stake-weighted directional decision. It records what the community wants. It is not strictly focused on the technical detail of how to build the feature.” Technical protocol changes will be handled through Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs), which the Foundation wrote should focus on implementation details while SGPs serve as ecosystem-level signals.
Stake-weighted onchain governance, where voting power ties to token holdings or delegated stake, exists on networks such as Polkadot, Cosmos, Cardano, Tezos and Avalanche.
The Foundation wrote the framework offers a transparent, community-driven route for major protocol decisions and reduces reliance on informal or centralized coordination. The repository also states the 15% endorsement threshold is intended to filter out low-quality proposals and ensure proposals reflect broad stakeholder support.
In April the Foundation introduced STRIDE, a security auditing and incident-response program developed with Web3 security firm Asymmetric Research.
Solana holds about $4.92 billion in total value locked, second to Ethereum, and generated roughly $587,000 in blockchain fees in the most recent 24-hour snapshot.
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