• Solana has a complete of 5541 nodes, with 223 in america.
• The nodes are unfold throughout 529 information facilities in 230 cities throughout 49 nations.
• The highest 20 nodes kind the “tremendous minority” and have the facility to close down the blockchain.

In a publish on X (previously Twitter), crypto commentator @martypartymusic highlighted the various geographic distribution of Solana nodes, which now complete 5,541.

The USA leads with 2013 nodes (36.3%), adopted by Canada (739 nodes, 13.34%), the Netherlands (553 nodes, 9.98%), Germany (314 nodes, 5.67%) and France (273 nodes, 5%). The UK, Poland, Russia, Japan and Singapore additionally host giant numbers of nodes.

MartyPartyMusic's publish additional confirms that the UK has 223 nodes (4%), Poland has 194 nodes (3.5%), Russia has 172 nodes (3.1%), Japan has 170 nodes (3%), and Singapore has 114 nodes (2%). Different nations on the checklist embrace Romania (110 nodes, 2%), UAE (108 nodes, 1.95%), Lithuania (71), Czech Republic (65), and Eire (47).

Solana's international footprint spans 529 information facilities throughout 230 cities in 49 nations, with Chicago, Tokyo, Naaldwijk, Dallas, Berlin and New York rising as key hubs.

In the meantime, an X consumer identified that “the highest 20 super-minority nodes can cease, censor, or restart the whole chain in the event that they need to.” In response to Solana Seashore’s information, the highest 20 nodes kind a “super-minority” and have “threats of stopping” or censorship points, making the Solana blockchain nearer to centralization than decentralization.

It is extremely necessary to know “tremendous minority”: it represents the smallest group of validators who collectively management sufficient stake to disrupt the community in the event that they collude.