Solana Boosts Block Speed by 17% While Keeping Transaction Throughput Constant
Solana, one of the leading high‑performance blockchains, has announced a notable protocol upgrade that shortens the duration of each block, or "slot," by roughly 17 percent. The new target slot time will be set at 250 milliseconds, down from the previous 300‑millisecond interval. While the change does not increase the total number of transactions that can be processed per second, it does have sev…
Sept. 18, 2026, 6:16 a.m.