Solana moves closer to 200ms slots after latest speed upgrade
Solana has cut its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increasing the rate at which the network produces slots by nearly 17% without raising its overall processing ceiling by the same amount. According to blockchain data, the new setting went live on Sept. 18 and brings Solana to four targeted slots per second, compared with roughly 3.3 under the previous 300ms configuration. The change is the third stage of SIMD-0525, which is designed to gradually reduce slot times from the networks original 400ms setting to a final target of 200ms. A slot is the period in which a designated validator can produce a block. Shortening that period gives wallets, exchanges and trading applications more frequent updates on the state of the network. Validators continue to serve as leaders for four consecutive slots. With each slot now targeted at 250ms, a validators nominal leader window has fallen from 1.2 seconds at the previous setting to one second. Solana slot time reaches 250ms Solana began the current rollout in August when it cut its slot time from 400ms to 350ms for the first time since the network launched, as crypto.news previously reported. SIMD-0525 divided the process into four stages at 350ms, 300ms, 250ms and 200ms









