CoinDesk reports that a network change, SIMD-0525, was scheduled to cut Solana’s target slot time from 250 to 200 milliseconds on 9 October, the last of several cuts that began at 400 ms.
Blocks arrive twice as often as before the series began, while the compute allowed per block falls, so total capacity stays roughly flat. Validators vote more often, and transactions signed offline have a shorter window to land.
This brief summarises the reporting by CoinDesk, published 9 October 2026. It is not original ZUAS Network reporting, and ZUAS Network has not independently verified the figures. Read the original for full details.
Sources
- CoinDesk October 9, 2026
