Solana more than triples transaction size limit with mainnet upgrade
Solana raised its transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, giving developers more room for zero-knowledge proofs and transactions with multiple signatures.
Solana has significantly increased its transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, enabling developers to build more complex applications with features like zero-knowledge proofs and multi-signature transactions. The upgrade activated on mainnet on Tuesday at the beginning of epoch 1,035 around 1:00 am UTC, according to Solana Foundation blockchain data.
The upgrade also introduced the v1 transaction format, which maintains backward compatibility with legacy transactions. Existing transaction formats will continue to work, but developers utilizing the size increase must update to the v1 format. Solana's aim is to empower developers to "do more" with applications such as zero-knowledge proofs and new onchain signature schemes by unlocking workloads that previously couldn't fit within a single transaction.
The Solana Foundation has previously reduced its slot time from 400 milliseconds to 350ms and discussed plans to further reduce it to 200ms to enhance latency and speed up confirmations on the blockchain network. In August, Solana validators approved a proposal to double the network's annual disinflation rate, reducing future issuance of Solana (SOL), the network's native token.
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