{"id":272390,"date":"2022-11-03T09:50:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T09:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=272390"},"modified":"2022-11-03T09:44:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T09:44:57","slug":"cloud-service-provider-hetzner-blocks-access-for-solana-validators-over-tos-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cloud-service-provider-hetzner-blocks-access-for-solana-validators-over-tos-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud service provider Hetzner blocks access for Solana validators over TOS breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud service provider Hetzner has stopped providing its services to Solana (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/solana\/\">SOL<\/a>) validators, according to a screenshot shared by stake pool operator SolBlaze on Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\u26a0\ufe0f Hetzner just kicked off all <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@solana<\/a> nodes hosted on their infrastructure. \u26a0\ufe0f\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Over 20% of stake weight on mainnet-beta is delinquent, with thousands of validators offline.<\/p>\n<p>If you are running a Solana validator using Hetzner, please switch to a different provider ASAP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkXwKvXGVx\">pic.twitter.com\/rkXwKvXGVx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SolBlaze.org | Stake with us! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc83 (@solblaze_org) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solblaze_org\/status\/1587818136694591491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hetzner requested the unnamed validator to remove all Solana-related activities on their server to have their account unlocked. The firm stated that its policy forbids the use of its servers for crypto-related activities.<\/p>\n<p>Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and the Head of Communications at Solana Foundation Austin Federa\u00a0confirmed this development, urging validators to move their operations to a crypto-friendly node service provider.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, about 20% of stake got kicked offline by a data center, but the network keeps humming as validator operator who were impacted migrate to more friendly environments. <\/p>\n<p>This is how it&#39;s supposed to work <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeepStakingDecentralized?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KeepStakingDecentralized<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Aq8a4NlP8h\">https:\/\/t.co\/Aq8a4NlP8h<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4AJiddvf4n\">pic.twitter.com\/4AJiddvf4n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austin Federa | Breakpoint Lisbon (@Austin_Federa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Austin_Federa\/status\/1587880707300687873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hetzner was in the news recently after it <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/data-center-operator-hosting-17-of-ethereums-nodes-says-staking-is-not-permitted\/\">clamped down<\/a> on Ethereum (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">ETH<\/a>) node operators. As of then, the Germany-based firm accounted for roughly 16% of ETH nodes; however, that number has been cut to roughly 12%, according to Ethernodes <a href=\"https:\/\/ethernodes.org\/networkType\/Hosting\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Solana Labs and Hetzner did not respond to CryptoSlate request for comment as of press time.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, RockawayX's <a href=\"https:\/\/grafana.rbf.capital\/d\/U8VH9rhGk\/rockawayx-solana-validator?orgId=1&from=now%2Fy&to=now&viewPanel=51&kiosk\">dashboard<\/a> shows that the Solana network delinquent stake ratio has dropped to less than 10% as of press time. A delinquent stake operator will not allow the validators and delegators to earn rewards.<\/p>\n<p>The development also appeared to <a href=\"https:\/\/status.solana.com\/\">have no effect<\/a> on the Solana network, as all systems were operational in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoSlate <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/solana\/\">data<\/a> showed that Solana was down 1.35% and was trading for $31.15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud service provider Hetzner has stopped providing its services to Solana (SOL) validators, according to a screenshot shared by stake pool operator SolBlaze on Nov. 2. \ud83d\udea8\u26a0\ufe0f Hetzner just kicked off all @solana nodes hosted on their infrastructure. \u26a0\ufe0f\ud83d\udea8 Over 20% of stake weight on mainnet-beta is delinquent, with thousands of validators offline. 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