Solana Begins Testing Upgrade Aimed at Reducing Finality to 150 Milliseconds
(9 days ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto — how we make this
Solana has started testing a network upgrade designed to dramatically reduce transaction finality time from approximately 12.8 seconds to around 150 milliseconds. The upgrade is currently in a testing phase and has not yet been deployed to the main network.
WHY IT MATTERS
When you send a transaction on a blockchain, there is a short waiting period before it is considered final — meaning it cannot be reversed or changed. Think of it like waiting for a check to clear at a bank. The faster this happens, the more useful the blockchain becomes for applications that need quick confirmation, such as payments or trading. Solana is testing a change that could make this waiting period almost instant — going from about 13 seconds down to a fraction of a second. This is still in the testing stage, so it has not been applied to the live network yet, but if successful, it could make Solana significantly faster for users and applications built on it.
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