BlockBeats News, May 28th, Coinbase released the 2026 Q1 Solana Validator Operations Report, with validators collectively staking 40.48 million SOL, accounting for 9.52% of the total network stake, distributed across 6 countries and 2 bare metal server providers. During the reporting period, they achieved a 7.02% APY (higher than the network average of 6.95%), with a block production rate of only 0.041% (much lower than the network average of 0.198%). Coinbase operates 100% bare metal servers, supporting various validator clients such as Harmonic and Jito, and adheres to Solana Foundation-aligned scheduling policies.

Coinbase emphasizes a security-first strategy, including double-signing protection, near-zero downtime deployment, and stake centralization controls, aiming to move all validators out of supermajority. They are also actively involved in network upgrades, participating early in the DoubleZero testnet and preparing for the Alpenglow upgrade.