<p><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDgvMDE5ODdkZGQtZGY1OS03NmYxLWIzYjEtZTAxMmY5OGExNzc3.jpg" alt="Forward Industries launches Solana validator, almost $1.7B SOL staked"></p><p>Forward Industries staked its entire Solana treasury into a new validator, immediately joining the network’s top 10.</p>