Thread by @demirelo

Weekly update on the number of active validators securing major #PoS blockchains:
#BSC: 21
$FTM: 43
$ATOM: 125
$DOT: 297 (parachain: 297/N)
$XTZ: 415
$SOL: 563
$AVAX: 948
$ADA: 2396*

*see my comments at the end of the thread

Calculated numbers for stake inequality.

How much of the total stake belongs to Top 10% validators (min. 10) - data: @StakingRewards:
$ATOM: 13 -> 52.4%
$DOT: 30 -> 30.6% (pot. worse for parachains)
$XTZ: 42 -> 57.7%
$SOL: 56 -> 39.5%
$AVAX: 95 -> 74.6%
$ADA: 240 -> 75%+

Top 10% active validators of all these #PoS blockchains control critical stake (i.e., above their respective safety/liveness thresholds).

While this is concerning, most networks are still young and will (hopefully) improve their stake decentralization with time.

FWIW, in addition to stake decentralization we should also take "infrastructure decentralization" very seriously and work together to break the cloud provider monopoly. #DecentralizedCloud #DeCloud

*Comment on $ADA validators/staking pools:
I couldn't find a good source to confirm how many unique SPs produced at least a single block in an epoch (5 days).

Can someone let me know where I could find that info?

Sources:
stakingrewards.com
bscscan.com/validators
ftmscan.com/validators
cosmos.bigdipper.live/validators
stakingrewards.com/earn/polkadot/…
adapools.org/groups
tezos.fish/leaderboard/all
solanabeach.io/validators
avascan.info/staking/valida…