[Number of Active Validators on Solana Drops Below 800, Down Over 65% from 2023 Peak] Odaily Planet Daily News: The number of active validators on Solana has dropped below 800, reaching levels seen in 2021. This figure represents a decline of over 65% compared to the peak of approximately 2,500 validators at the beginning of 2023. Validator voting transaction volume has decreased from around 300,000 transactions per day to 170,000 transactions per day, a drop of 40%. The primary reason for the loss of validators is changes in economic incentives, including the gradual reduction over time of voting cost support and staking matching policies provided by the Solana Foundation Delegation Program. Despite the contraction in validator numbers, non-voting transaction volumes initiated by users, such as DApp interactions and token transfers, remain stable at approximately 100 million transactions per day.