Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn’t overload the network

Solana Upgrades to Enhance Blockchain Performance

The post Solana’s 2026 Upgrades Could Give SOL an Edge Over Ethereum, Avalanche and Sui appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Solana (SOL) is entering a major infrastructure phase as Agave 4.2 begins activating three upgrades: 90% lower storage costs, 3.3x larger transactions and a staged reduction in slot times from 400ms toward 200ms. The changes could boost Solana’s position against other high-performance blockchains while creating new dem…

Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn’t overload the network

The draft cuts per-slot limits as slots shorten, squeezing leader handoffs and off-chain timing without raising the theoretical CU-per-second ceiling. The post Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn’t overload the network appeared...

Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn't overload the network

Solana's 350ms Mainnet target is set to take effect in epoch 1020, down from the current 400-millisecond target slot time. The feature activated at the start of epoch 1019, but a one-epoch delay means the network keeps its existing parameters until the next epoch. In practical terms, blocks get a shorter target production interval without receiving a larger compute allowance per second. The rollout is already further ahead elsewhere. Testnet is …

Solana’s Network Acceleration Push Brings 12.5% Faster Slot Times and Moves

TL;DR: Solana reduced its slot times from 400 ms to 350 ms on mainnet, with the change set to take effect at epoch 1020 on August 21, 2026. The testnet already records slot times of 182 ms, with an average of 193 ms over the last hour, validating the staged reduction plan. Combined with the block limit increase, the upgrade could quadruple Solana’s network throughput before Alpenglow arrives. Solana activated the first of four incremental upgra…

Solana Activates First Mainnet Slot Time Reduction

Solana has activated its first slot time reduction on mainnet, marking a significant change to the blockchain’s timing framework and creating a transition period for developers whose applications depend on fixed SDK timing constants. The change is expected to reduce the amount of time allocated to individual slots on the Solana network. However, the activation does not immediately mean that every software component will reflect the new timing pa…

Solana Lists 250ms Testnet Slot-Time Gate

Solana’s Aug. 13 changelog lists feature gates to reduce slot times to 250 milliseconds on testnet and to 300 milliseconds on both testnet and devnet, alongside a series of client, SDK and validator updates. The Solana Foundation’s changelog is an engineering roundup, not a statement that every listed feature has reached mainnet. The entry separates released versions, proposals and work in progress across the ecosystem. Client releases and valid…