Solana Accelerates Block Production by 17% While Maintaining Transaction Throughput
Solana has announced a notable upgrade to its block‑production schedule, trimming the target slot time by roughly 17 percent. This change shortens each slot to a precise 250 milliseconds, a shift that brings several practical advantages for developers, users, and validators alike, while deliberately keeping the network’s transaction capacity unchanged.
### Why Shorter Slots Matter
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Sept. 18, 2026, 6:16 a.m.