The network is completing a seven-week push to produce blocks twice as frequently, though validators face higher costs and tighter operating windows. Solana plans to reduce its target block time from 250 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds at epoch 1053 on Friday, completing a series of cuts from 400 milliseconds since August. The upgrade will create five block-production opportunities per second, potentially speeding transaction updates, while lowering each block’s computing limit to keep overall…
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