Solana Developers Move to Lift Block Capacity 66% Amid Surging Demand

Solana core developers have lifted the blockchain’s block limit to 60 million compute units, a 20% increase designed to accommodate higher transaction volumes and lower fees as usage rises. The adjustment, disclosed by Helius Labs Chief Executive Officer Mert Mumtaz on 23 July, follows a June upgrade that had already pushed the ceiling to 50 million CUs.

Engineering teams are now debating a further expansion to 100 million CUs—an additional 66% jump—after Anza Vice President of Core Engineering Brennan Watt said he merged Solana Improvement Document 0286 proposing the change. Developers argue the larger blocks would let applications execute more complex instructions without clogging the network, although some contributors caution that execution limits remain necessary to prevent spam and other abuses.

The capacity roadmap is part of Solana’s broader effort to enhance performance as institutional and retail activity intensifies. SOL, the network’s native token, briefly touched a five-month high above $200 earlier this week before easing to roughly $187 amid a wider alt-coin pullback.

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