Solana reduced target slot processing time to 200 milliseconds, improving blockchain performance and efficiency.

Tech & Launches · 2026-10-12

Solana activated a feature gate to reduce slot processing time from 250 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds following one epoch. The optimization is part of broader network performance enhancements that also included the general availability release of web3.js v3.

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