Solflare validator incident 2026: stake migration deadline moved to 30 November with 1.28 million SOL still on the old validator
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Solflare validator: stake migration deadline moved
Solflare extended the deadline for moving stake off its affected validator from 1 to 30 November 2026 and says it will cover rewards missed from 26 October to 1 November. A Solana network query on 3 November showed about 1.28 million SOL still delegated to the old validator, which is marked delinquent.
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Solflare moved the deadline for shifting stake off its affected Solana validator from 1 November to 30 November 2026, in a post on X on 2 November. It says it will cover staking rewards missed from 26 October to 1 November. A query of the Solana network on 3 November showed about 1.28 million SOL still delegated to the old validator, which has earned virtually nothing since epoch 1070 began on 27 October.
Solflare is on the wallet register as a self-custody Solana wallet. The incident sits in its staking service, not in users' wallets.
What the document says
You now have until November 30 to move your stake to the new Solflare validator.
The same post says: "We'll cover the staking rewards you missed from October 26 to November 1." On 30 October Solflare had set 1 November as the date to move by to get that cover.
The problem started on 27 October, when Solflare said its staking provider had reported "a security incident on their side, affecting the keys they hold for the Solflare validator" and that the validator was "currently not producing rewards." The same post said "Your SOL is safe." The provider has not been named.
On 1 November Solflare's Vidor wrote that "Solflare is in bunker mode", with access to infrastructure and code shut down and every change needing multiple approvals.
What the chain shows
The Solflare vote account, EXhYxF25PJEHb3v5G1HY8Jn8Jm7bRjJtaxEghGrUuhQw, was read from the Solana mainnet RPC on 3 November, in epoch 1076.
| Date | Stake on the old validator | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct, 13:05 UTC | 1,559,012 SOL | Stakewiz, as reported by Unchained |
| 3 Nov, epoch 1076 | 1,283,412 SOL | Solana RPC |
That is about 275,600 SOL, or 18%, moved off in six days. About 82% was still there. The RPC lists the account as delinquent, and its last vote was cast on 27 October, at the end of epoch 1069. Only a trace of vote credits is recorded in epoch 1070.
What it changes for users
Staked SOL sits in stake accounts the user controls, so a validator that stops voting does not move anyone's coins. What stops is the reward. Stake left on the old validator earns nothing until it is moved, and Solflare's promised cover runs only to 1 November. Moving stake takes effect at an epoch boundary, which on Solana currently comes about every 25 hours, so rewards restart only once the new delegation is active.
Solflare says migration is done inside its app. A deadline plus a "move your funds" message is also the shape of a common phishing lure, which is why the official post on X is the reference here.
Quick answers
Is SOL staked with Solflare at risk?
Solflare said "Your SOL is safe" and the keys involved were the provider's validator keys. Stake accounts stay under the user's control. No report from the provider had been published by 3 November.
What is the new Solflare migration deadline?
30 November 2026, moved from 1 November in a post on 2 November. Solflare says it will cover rewards missed from 26 October to 1 November.
How much stake is still on the old validator?
About 1,283,412 SOL on 3 November 2026, down from 1,559,012 SOL on 28 October, per the Solana RPC and Stakewiz.
Sources
- Solflare on X, migration deadline extended, 2 November 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026
- Solflare on X, update on Solflare SOL staking, 27 October 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026
- Solflare on X, migration reminder with 1 November deadline, 30 October 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026
- Vidor (Solflare) on X, bunker mode, 1 November 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026
- Solana mainnet RPC, getVoteAccounts for vote account EXhYxF25PJEHb3v5G1HY8Jn8Jm7bRjJtaxEghGrUuhQw, epoch 1076, retrieved 3 November 2026
- Stakewiz, Solflare validator record, retrieved 3 November 2026
- Unchained, Solflare plans validator migration after provider reports key incident, 28 October 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026
- CryptoGuardz wallet register, Solflare entry
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