Solana has activated a mainnet feature reducing its target slot time from 400 to 350 milliseconds, the first slot-time reduction since the networks inception. This reduction is part of a planned sequence of four stages aimed at reaching 200 milliseconds, with each 50-millisecond decrease activated through separate feature gates. The change went live at epoch 1019, at slot 440,208,000. Jacob Creech, vice president of technology at the Solana Foundation, confirmed that 300 milliseconds is the next target, while warning that the network will pause advancement if block skip rates become too high. Validator client improvements, particularly in Turbine and Replay, enabled this roadmap.
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