PANews reported on May 2nd that TON released an update for mainnet validators stating that due to new capital entering the validator network, both the minimum and maximum effective staking thresholds for participating in validator activities have increased. The official recommendation is for validators to promptly check if their current machine resource allocation is sufficient to continue participating in validator activities and, where possible, consolidate their staking positions to improve competitiveness.

Currently, the minimum and maximum staking thresholds for this round of validation are 824,000 TON and 2,425,000 TON, respectively. The official target is expected to be further increased to 1 million TON and 3 million TON in the near future. For validators who cannot simultaneously meet the staking requirements for both rounds of validation, TON recommends using the staking service or configuring a 1-of-2 round validation mode to maximize capital utilization efficiency.