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polkachu.com is a Solana validator operated by Polkachu — a multi-chain validator-services company — hosted in Strasbourg, France, with 170,284 SOL of activated stake (0.011% of network stake) and a 99.11 Wiz Score as of epoch 971 (per Stakewiz).

Identity

Polkachu operates as a multi-chain validator and staking-services company; the Stakewiz description field self-describes the operator as "the trusted staking service provider for blockchain projects" and notes a "100% refund for downtime slash" policy. The operator runs validators across multiple proof-of-stake networks beyond Solana. The identity account is vaoJKVZYPAsqc52T2nNQhABR1gU6Cy2koDKfCQaEiva; the vote account is voEskim7SFWrPx1tV2PVisqyrJejxmDEARX11mtZ5vo.

Performance metrics

  • Wiz Score 99.11 (epoch 971, per Stakewiz).
  • 30-day trailing skip rate 0.00% vs. 0.14% network median at epoch 971 (Stakewiz wiz_skip_rate field and cluster_stats).
  • Vote success 99.55% with credit ratio 99.7% of cluster average (epoch 971, Stakewiz). Above the SFDP per-epoch vote-credit threshold of 97% of cluster average.
  • Uptime 100% at the current Stakewiz snapshot.
  • Delinquent: no at epoch 971 (Stakewiz delinquent field). A delinquent validator is one whose last vote lags the ledger tip by more than ~128 slots; Polkachu's last vote is current.

Polkachu's first epoch with stake was epoch 480, giving it 491 epochs of recorded mainnet history at epoch 971 — a multi-year on-chain record.

Economics

  • Base commission 0% (epoch 971, Stakewiz). Sits at the SFDP base-commission cap of ≤5%.
  • Jito MEV commission 0% (jito_commission_bps: 0, epoch 971). Below the SFDP Jito MEV cap of ≤10%.
  • Total APY 6.02% including Jito MEV rewards (epoch 971, per Stakewiz total_apy). Components: 5.89% base staking APY and 0.13% Jito MEV APY.

Total APY runs above the Stakewiz network average of ~4.4% (epoch 971, cluster_stats). With both commission components at 0%, the entire inflation and MEV payout the validator receives passes to stakers.

Infrastructure

  • ASN: AS29066 — Velia.net Internetdienste GmbH.
  • City and country: Strasbourg, France.
  • Software version: Agave 3.1.13 (version_valid: true at epoch 971, Stakewiz).

Velia.net is a small German-headquartered hosting operator with French presence; Strasbourg is an uncommon Solana validator location, contributing to network geographic dispersion within the EU footprint.

Decentralization signals

  • ASN concentration: 0.84% of network stake on AS29066 (Stakewiz asn_concentration).
  • City concentration: 0.19% of network stake in Strasbourg (Stakewiz city_concentration).
  • ASN+city concentration: 0.03% (asncity_concentration).

All three figures sit well below SFDP's effective May 1, 2026 thresholds of ≤25% ASN concentration and ≤15% data-center concentration (per Solana Foundation delegation criteria). Among EU-hosted validators in this directory, Grassets Tech (Prague / AS201265), Code-Breader (Vienna / AS215120), and polkachu.com (Strasbourg / AS29066) each occupy a different small ASN — and Strasbourg is not among the top European Solana city clusters (most concentration sits in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and London). Together this EU cohort contributes to network ASN and city dispersion.

MEV policy

Polkachu runs the Jito client (is_jito: true, Stakewiz, epoch 971). With Jito MEV commission at 0%, the validator retains no operator skim on Jito Block Engine tip distribution — stakers receive the full 0.13% Jito MEV APY component (epoch 971).

Delegation programs

  • SFDP status: Polkachu's metrics (skip rate 0.00%, base commission 0%, Jito MEV commission 0%, ASN concentration 0.84%) satisfy current SFDP performance and infrastructure thresholds; explicit enrollment status should be verified on the Solana Foundation delegation dashboard. With 491 epochs of on-chain history and stake well above the 5,000 SOL retention threshold, Polkachu sits outside the SFDP cycling window.
  • Marinade SAM participation: Per-epoch auction state on marinade.finance.
  • Stake pool inclusion: Jito Stake Pool and SolBlaze inclusion vary per epoch — verify on the respective stake-pool dashboards.

Stake history

Polkachu holds 170,284 SOL active stake (0.011% of network) at epoch 971 (Stakewiz). First epoch with stake was epoch 480; on-chain history is 491 epochs — placing Polkachu among the multi-year veteran operators in this directory rather than the SFDP-newer cohort. For live performance, see solana-scout.

Operator homepage

Operator homepage: polkachu.com

Metrics cited reference Stakewiz at epoch 971, 2026-05-15. Verify on Stakewiz and Solana Beach for current values.