Solana developers have proposed a network upgrade that would raise the blockchain’s compute power by 66%, enabling faster throughput and greater capacity for resource-intensive applications.
The plan, known as SIMD-0286, would increase the compute unit (CU) limit per block from 60 million to 100 million.
If implemented, the upgrade would give more room for decentralized exchanges, MEV auctions, and re-staking protocols — use cases that often hit performance ceilings under current constraints. While the boost would require more robust hardware from validators, it could eliminate common “computation budget exceeded” errors that developers face.
Solana had already raised the CU ceiling last month, enabling around 1,700 transactions per second, but rising activity across DeFi, NFTs, and DePIN has outpaced capacity. The proposal is undergoing community testing and would activate in a future epoch once enough validators agree.
This move arrives as other major chains roll out upgrades of their own — Ethereum continues evolving with its Pectra hardfork and Bitcoin is exploring new opcodes to extend its smart contract capabilities. Solana’s focus on raw computation aligns with its strategy to stay competitive in the race to scale high-performance blockchains.
Alexander Zdravkov
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