Layer33

Layer33 is a coalition of roughly 25 independent Solana validators, named after the 33% threshold: once independent operators hold more than a third of stake, the network becomes hard for a small group of institutions to freeze or censor jointly. Keeping a third of stake with independent operators is the organising principle behind it.

Mechanically it runs a liquid staking pool that spreads a user's SOL evenly across member nodes to stop stake concentrating at the top, and holders receive a liquid staking token they can still use in decentralised finance. Members pass performance and contribution checks and share infrastructure, remote procedure call services and governance resources, using collective purchasing to cut costs. Tooling includes a validator dashboard, a stake-flow board and public nodes for developers. The coalition launched publicly around Solana Breakpoint in late 2025 and has since focused on broadening independent validators' revenue sources and adding members.