Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds
Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at reducing network latency.
Solana has reduced its blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds for the first time since its inception, as the network aims to achieve a 200-millisecond target to minimize network latency, according to the Solana Foundation’s vice president of technology, Jacob Creech. This reduction marks the first change since Solana's creation, with Creech predicting an eventual 300-millisecond slot time.
Currently, average slot times on Solana stand at 360 milliseconds, a decrease from the network's original 400-millisecond goal. In June, Solana Foundation outlined plans to cut slot times from 400ms to 200ms, stating that this would improve latency and speed up blockchain confirmations. Three more 50-millisecond reductions are scheduled, with all four stages slated for activation in Agave v4.2, a validator client developed by Anza, though the timeline is provisional.
The proposal for these shorter slot times was approved and merged on May 14 under the name SIMD-0525.
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