Solana launches P-Token upgrade with 20x efficiency boost on mainnet
Solana has officially deployed its long-awaited P-Token upgrade on mainnet, delivering a major throughput increase that developers say could make token-related transactions up to 20 times more efficient across the network.Solanas P-Token upgrade is now live on mainnet, cutting token instruction compute costs by as much as 96%.The upgrade frees roughly 12% to 13% of network block space without increasing Solanas block limit.Developers say the rollout is fully backward compatible, allowing existing SPL token apps and wallets to continue operating normally. The launch was first reported by ChainCatcher, citing ecosystem updates shared by SolanaFloor. The upgrade, formally known as the Optimized Token Program or SIMD-0266, dramatically lowers compute consumption for token operations while increasing usable network capacity. According to the official Solana documentation, the new token framework reduces compute unit usage by between 95% and 98% for common token instructions, including transfers, minting and account initialization. Solana said the upgrade frees around 10% to 13% of overall block space “without any hardware upgrades” or changes to existing block limits. Solana pushes for higher throughput The P-Token rollout represents one of the largest infrastructure upgrades in Solanas recent history as the network continues competing for dominance in decentralized finance, payments and consumer crypto applications. Under the









