Solana doubles block production speed to 200ms as network prepares for Alpenglow upgrade
The final SIMD-0525 step halves Solana’s original slot-time target, shortening leader windows and epochs while per-slot budgets keep work capacity roughly steady. The post Solana doubles block production speed to 200ms as network prepares for Alpenglow upgrade appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- The final SIMD-0525 step halves Solana’s original slot-time target, shortening leader windows and epochs while per-slot budgets keep work capacity roughly steady.
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