TON mainnet verification rules may tighten: minimum staking threshold proposed to increase to 1 million TON.

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May 2, 2026
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On May 2, $TON announced an update for mainnet validators, stating that the minimum and maximum effective staking thresholds required to participate in validation have both increased due to new capital entering the validator network. The official recommendation is for validators to promptly check whether their current machine resource configurations remain sufficient to continue participating in validation, and—where feasible—to consolidate their staking positions to enhance competitiveness.
Currently, the minimum and maximum staking thresholds for this validation round are 824,000 $TON and 2,425,000 $TON, respectively; the official expects these thresholds to rise further soon to 1,000,000 $TON and 3,000,000 TON.

For validators unable to meet the staking requirements for both validation rounds simultaneously, $TON recommends using a staking service or configuring a 1-of-2 round validation mode to maximize capital efficiency