Solana Accelerates Block Production by 17% While Maintaining Transaction Throughput
Solana has announced a notable adjustment to its block‑production schedule, cutting the target slot time by roughly 17 percent. This change shortens each slot to a brisk 250 milliseconds, a move designed to provide decentralized applications (dApps) with fresher on‑chain data and to give validators a tighter, more responsive control period. Importantly, the modification does not increase the over…
Sept. 18, 2026, 6:16 a.m.