Solana Set to Halve Block Times as Final 200-Millisecond Upgrade Nears
Key Highlights Solana is scheduled to reduce its target block production time to 200 milliseconds at epoch 1053, expected around 15:00 UTC on Friday. This marks the final stage of the SIMD-0525 proposal, successfully halving the blockchain’s block time from an original 400 milliseconds. The adjustment increases network throughput targets to five block-production opportunities per ...
