{
  "id": 13052960,
  "title": "Solana is about to halve its block times as final 200-millisecond upgrade nears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/solana-is-about-to-halve-its-block-times-as-final-200-millisecond",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/09/solana-is-about-to-halve-its-block-times-as-final-200-millisecond-upgrade-nears"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The network is completing a seven-week push to produce blocks twice as frequently, though validators face higher costs and tighter operating windows.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}