Solana Validators Accused of Providing Transaction Flow to Private Searchers

Some Solana validators are accused of providing transaction flow data obtained during processing to private searchers. The amount of SOL delegated to the implicated validators is estimated at around 17 million SOL. According to WuBlockchain, Corvus Labs founder Andrei Vacariu claims that based on an investigation, certain Solana validators are transmitting TPU transaction flows through Everstake's Blockspace infrastructure, which Everstake describes as its own Solana MEV infrastructure in official documentation.

Everstake's Blockspace document states it provides relay and TPU transaction delivery services for validator orders and searchers. It remains unconfirmed whether the 17 million SOL is directly linked to this transaction flow.