Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds

Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at reducing network latency.

Solana reduced its slot time to 350 milliseconds, marking the first such reduction since the inception of the network, according to the Solana Foundation’s vice president of technology, Jacob Creech.

“We’re in a new era of 350ms. Next stop, 300ms,” Creech said in a Friday X post.

Average slot times on Solana stood at 360ms at press time, down from the network’s original 400ms target, according to the Solana slot time explorer.

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