Second Step of Validator Set Reduction
This page is about a plan to make the Polkadot network's validator set smaller.
What is happening
- A first vote (referendum 1966) passed. Now the second step can begin.
- The change takes effect on Wednesday, November 18th, around midday CET.
- The exact relay block for this is 33,929,900.
What the plan does
- Changes the number of validators using
Staking.set_validator_count.
- Sets a budget allocation using
Dap.set_budget_allocation.
- Sends a message to the relay chain using
PolkadotXcm.send from a superuser.
- On the relay chain, changes a setting called
Configuration.set_n_delay_tranches.
Background
- This step was discussed on the Polkadot forum under "Metanode 2026 Q4 Target."
- It follows the first step, which was referendum 1966.
See also