According to TON, on May 2, the minimum staking threshold for mainnet validators is expected to rise from 824,000 TON to 1 million TON, while the maximum threshold will increase from 2.425 million TON to 3 million TON. The protocol cited increased capital inflows into the validator network as the reason for the adjustment.
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