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### [Solana Block Times: Why Validator Speed Matters](/content/insights/solana-block-times-why-validator-speed-matters/index.html)

Nick Yushkevich  
August 6, 2025

Why Validator Performance Goes Beyond Uptime Most Solana stakers assume

### [10 Years of Ethereum: How Staking Transformed the World’s Smart Contract Platform](/content/insights/10-years-of-ethereum-how-staking-transformed-the-worlds-smart-contract-platform/index.html)

Figment  
July 31, 2025

From a whitepaper vision to a global, institutional-grade financial layer,

### [Announcing Firedancer Support: The Future of High-Performance Solana Staking](/content/insights/announcing-firedancer-support-the-future-of-high-performance-solana-staking/index.html)

David Liang  
July 30, 2025

Key Takeaways What’s new: Figment clients can now delegate to

### [Figment Joins BAM Alpha: Advancing Solana’s Protocol Staking Future](/content/insights/figment-joins-bam-alpha-advancing-solanas-protocol-staking-future/index.html)

Nick Yushkevich  
July 23, 2025

Figment Selected as BAM Alpha Validator Figment was selected as

### [Figment’s Q2 2025 Ethereum Validator Report](/content/insights/figments-q2-2025-ethereum-validator-report/index.html)

Brady  
July 11, 2025

This report covers all of Figment’s active Ethereum validators throughout

### [Validator Performance and Risk: A Guide for Institutional Ethereum Stakers](/content/insights/validator-performance-and-risk-a-guide-for-institutional-ethereum-stakers/index.html)

Reza Sabernia  
July 11, 2025

As Ethereum cements its role in decentralized finance, staking has

### [Figment’s Q2 2025 Solana Validator Report](/content/insights/figments-q2-2025-solana-validator-report/index.html)

Brady  
July 11, 2025

This report covers Figment’s main Solana validator and its activity

### [Compliance at the Core: Why OFAC-Compliant MEV Relays Matter for Institutional Ethereum Stakers](/content/insights/compliance-at-the-core-why-ofac-compliant-mev-relays-matter-for-institutional-ethereum-stakers/index.html)

Brady  
July 11, 2025

As Ethereum’s staking ecosystem evolves to include more sophisticated institutional

### [Alpenglow: Solana’s New Consensus Protocol Built for Real-Time Blockchains](/content/insights/alpenglow-solanas-new-consensus-protocol-built-for-real-time-blockchains/index.html)

David Liang  
July 10, 2025

Solana’s Agave client and consensus protocol are evolving to meet