Solana Compass in the press
A selection of articles where our validator analytics, staking statistics and network data have been cited by independent publications. Our data is referenced widely across the industry — these are some highlights rather than an exhaustive list.
2026
Cited Solana Compass supply and inflation data in a Cointelegraph Magazine feature on Solana's critics.
Recommends Solana Compass as the resource for assessing stake pool operators.
Cited Solana Compass validator-count data in coverage of the shrinking active validator set.
Referenced Solana Compass in coverage of a16z's investment in Jito and MEV debate.
2025
Cited Solana Compass inflation-schedule data in coverage of record dApp fees.
Referenced Solana Compass reporting in coverage of Firedancer reaching Solana mainnet.
Cited Solana Compass validator-count data in coverage of the shrinking validator set.
Cited Solana Compass block-time statistics in Figment's validator performance analysis.
Cited Solana Compass staking-yield data (5.73% average) in Solana ETF coverage.
Cited Solana Compass staking-ratio data (81% of SOL staked) in institutional adoption analysis.
Cited Solana Compass staking and inflation data in market-cap analysis.
Cited Solana Compass data on SOL inflation governance proposals.
Cited Solana Compass block data in coverage of Solana crossing 100k TPS.
Covered Solana Compass penalizing validators with block times over 420ms in its rankings, and the epoch-length impact of deliberately slowed nodes.
Referenced Solana Compass throughput data in coverage of Solana's 1M TPS test results.
Cited Solana Compass data on $53.9B staked across 505,000 wallets.
Cited Solana Compass data showing 70% of outstanding SOL staked.
Credited Solana Compass's contributions to the ecosystem in Helius's SIMD-228 governance analysis.
Used Solana Compass charts as a primary data source in a Base vs Solana comparison.
Cited Solana Compass data on Pyth oracle adoption in Grayscale product coverage.
Cited Solana Compass inflation data in coverage of the SIMD-0228 'ultra-sound money' proposal.
2024
Links Solana Compass as a data resource in Messari's Solana protocol profile.
Referenced Solana Compass unlock-schedule data in Messari's State of Solana report.
2023
Cited Solana Compass fee statistics in Helius's Ethereum-to-Solana developer guide.
Cited Solana Compass network metrics comparing Solana and Ethereum performance.
Used Solana Compass TPS statistics in Decrypt's Solana explainer.
Cited Solana Compass liquid staking penetration data (under 3% of staked SOL).
Cited Solana Compass unlock data during the FTX-Alameda crisis.
Cited Solana Compass data in coverage of FTX-issued wrapped SOL contagion risk.
Cited Solana Compass validator-count data in a feature on decentralization at scale.
Cited Solana Compass priority-fee adoption data and quoted founder Jonny Platt on validator fee economics.
2022
Cited Solana Compass staking exodus figures (29.2M SOL halting staking) as FTX collapsed.
Referenced Solana Compass network data in coverage of the FTX collapse fallout.
Cited Solana Compass unstaking data during the post-FTX market turmoil.
Cited Solana Compass unstaking data ($800M SOL queued to exit) during the 2022 liquidity crunch.
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