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Marinade Waives Bond Charges for Validators Hit by Agave Bug

The staking protocol exempted affected first-window slots in its PSR and SAM calculations as an Agave 4.4 release candidate prepares a fix.

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At a glance Announced

What happened
Marinade waived bond charges for an Agave slot-skipping bug, exempting first-window slots in PSR and SAM calculations.
Why it matters
The waiver protects operators from penalty calculations tied to the client issue while a repair is prepared.
Who is affected
Solana validators operating on Agave under Marinade's PSR and SAM frameworks.
What's next
The release and final testing of the Agave 4.4 software update containing the repair.
Primary source
thedefiant.io: Marinade Waives Bond Charges for Agave Slot-Skipping Bug

Key points

  • Marinade waived bond charges resulting from an Agave client slot-skipping bug 1.
  • The exemption applies to first-window slots across PSR and SAM calculations 1.
  • A bug repair is currently packaged within an Agave 4.4 release candidate 1.

Solana staking protocol Marinade has introduced an exemption waiving bond charges for node operators affected by a slot-skipping bug in the Agave client 1.

According to an infrastructure report, the protocol's exemption covers first-window slots within its Protected Staking Rewards (PSR) and Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) calculations 1. The adjustment applies directly to these mechanisms to account for slot skips triggered by the client defect 1.

Agave Release Candidate

A software repair for the slot-skipping issue has been packaged into an Agave 4.4 release candidate 1. The Agave client serves as validator software on the Solana network 1.

The temporary waiver in PSR and SAM calculations ensures participating nodes are shielded from bond penalties tied to the Agave bug while client developers finalize the 4.4 release candidate 1.

Sources

  1. [1] Marinade Waives Bond Charges for Agave Slot-Skipping Bug — thedefiant.io, October 27, 2026

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