Solana is set to reduce its block time from 250 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds at epoch 1053, completing a series of upgrades that began in August. This change will allow the network to produce five blocks per second, potentially speeding up transaction processing and reducing delays. However, the upgrade also lowers the computing limit per block and increases demands on validators, who must vote more frequently and handle tighter transaction validity windows. The rollout depends on network conditions and aims to improve transaction speed while maintaining overall processing capacity.
Solana (SOL) trades at Rp1.966.208 on Pluang, down 3.99% as of Oct 09, 2026 11:52 WIB, with a market cap of Rp1.158,97 trillion. The platform shows a strong buy interest at 68% versus 32% sell, and typical holding time is 71 days. This trading activity occurs as Solana prepares to halve its block times, potentially impacting transaction speeds and network performance.
Solana (SOL) surged 4.31% to $111 within four hours on October 8, reversing some of its broader 24-hour losses despite still being down 3.95% over the full day. This short-term price rebound coincided with $1.16 million in short liquidations across m...
Bitcoin dropped nearly 2% to $81,723, leading a broad decline in the crypto market which saw total capitalization fall over 5% to $2.78 trillion. Ether, XRP, BNB, Solana, and Dogecoin also experienced significant losses, with NEAR Protocol falling ov...
Bitcoin's share of the cryptocurrency market rose to nearly 60% on October 8 as major altcoins like Ether, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, and Zcash dropped more sharply. Bitcoin traded near $81,100 despite a 2.8% decline, while altcoins fell between 5.5% and...
Bitcoin dominance has surged to 60.05%, a one-month high, as a major crypto market selloff severely impacts altcoins like Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin. Bitcoin itself fell about 3.3% but outperformed other cryptocurrencies during the recent cr...
Solana (SOL) price rose by 2.23% within one hour to reach $108 on October 8, despite being down 6.63% over the previous 24 hours. The increase occurred on Binance’s spot SOL/USDT market, where SOL traded at $106 an hour earlier. Solana remains the se...
