Solflare offers its own validator as the default staking option, but lets users choose others. The rewards interruption concerns $SOL delegated to the affected validator, rather than all $SOL held in Solflare wallets.
“Delegated stake sits in your own stake account and is controlled by your keys alone,” Solflare said. It said neither a validator nor someone holding its keys can move that stake.
Solana’s stake-account documentation explains that withdrawing undelegated $SOL requires the stake account’s withdrawal authority. Delegating to a validator does not give it that authority. Solana’s staking documentation also says in-protocol slashing—a penalty that destroys stake for malicious behavior—is not currently implemented.
Solflare did not name the provider or specify which validator keys were affected in its announcement. It said the provider was investigating.
Migration Will Run Through the App
Solflare told affected users no action was needed immediately. An upcoming app update will provide a guided migration to the new validator, and the company said it would announce when that route is live.
The announcement gave no release date for the update or compensation amounts. Rewards will resume only once the migrated stake becomes active, rather than simply when users install the update.
“Migration will only happen through the Solflare app,” the company said. “We will never DM you or send you a link.”
