Solana accelerates with first slot time reduction to 350ms

Solana has implemented a significant technical upgrade by reducing the slot time from 400 milliseconds to 350 milliseconds for the first time. This reduction is intended to make transaction confirmations on the network faster.

In brief:

• Solana reduced the slot time from 400ms to 350ms, a first-ever reduction
• Three further upgrades are planned to bring this down to 200ms
• The measure is intended to speed up transaction confirmations

Consecutive improvements planned

The network is working on a roadmap with three further upgrades that should gradually reduce the slot time to 200 milliseconds. This would mean that transaction times on Solana become significantly faster than they are now.

This step fits into Solana’s strategy to increase its technical capabilities and remain competitive in message processing speed.

Solana in the market

At the moment Solana is trading at $91.32, up 4.5% in the past 24 hours. The technical improvements could contribute to the confidence of users and developers in the network.