Solana Developers(@solana_devs):Important update for validator operators. Solana mainnet validators can now register a BLS pubkey, a prerequisite for Alpenglow. This week, a second feature gate, the Validator Admission Ticket (SIMD-0357), goes live. Once VAT activates, validators without a BLS pubkey stop participating in consensus and stop receiving inflation rewards. Read more about the update and what you need to do here:

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Important update for validator operators. Solana mainnet validators can now register a BLS pubkey, a prerequisite for Alpenglow. This week, a second feature gate, the Validator Admission Ticket (SIMD-0357), goes live. Once VAT activates, validators without a BLS pubkey stop participating in consensus and stop receiving inflation rewards. Read more about the update and what you need to do here: