Solana has reduced its blockchain slot time from 400 milliseconds to 350 milliseconds, marking the first performance upgrade since its launch. This change speeds up transaction confirmations and shortens epoch durations, improving network efficiency. The upgrade is part of a four-phase plan targeting further reductions to 300ms, 250ms, and ultimately 200ms. These improvements will benefit applications needing fast on-chain data, such as decentralized exchanges and price oracles, while allowing validators time to adapt to faster block generation.
Solana (SOL) price surged 25% over the past week, briefly reaching $93.39 as it broke above major moving averages and a two-month trading range. The rally was driven by a market-wide short squeeze that erased over $4 billion in bearish positions, sup...
Solana has reduced its target slot time from 400 milliseconds to 350 milliseconds, marking the first such change since its launch. This is the initial phase of a four-step plan (SIMD-0525) to further reduce slot times to 300ms, 250ms, and eventually ...
Shinhan Asset Management in South Korea has partnered with the Solana Foundation and others to pilot tokenized won-denominated ultra-short bond funds on the Solana blockchain. This initiative aligns with South Korea's move to regulate security token ...
On August 20, 2026, three popular Rust packages used in the Solana blockchain ecosystem were hijacked to deliver malware during developer builds. The malicious versions were live for under two hours, allowing remote code execution and credential thef...
The SEC and CFTC have jointly classified 16 digital assets, including XRP and SOL, as commodities, marking a significant regulatory shift in the US crypto market. This move is part of broader efforts including proposed SEC rules on crypto investment ...
