Solana Increases Block Limit to 60M Compute Units

Solana has announced an increase in its mainnet block limit to 60 million Compute Units led by core engineers. The proposal, initiated by Brennan Watt from Anza, aims to enhance the network’s capacity substantially.

This increase matters as it provides more capacity to the network, potentially boosting transaction throughput but raising concerns about validator decentralization.

The proposal to raise Solana’s block limit to 60 million Compute Units is part of continuing efforts to boost network scalability. The initiative is engineered by Brennan Watt from Anza, building upon earlier enhancements.

Brennan Watt, a core engineer at Anza, proposed this change, following Andrew Fitzgerald’s prior increase to 50 million CUs. The plan focuses on network growth and improved performance in line with Solana’s strategic goals. As Brennan Watt stated,

Increase the block limit to 60M CUs… This proposal aims a substantial increase in block limits to 60M CUs, in order to provide additional capacity to the network.

The immediate effect of the limit increase aims to improve transactional throughput on the network, providing benefits noted in prior enhancements. However, discussions around potential impacts on decentralization persist within the community.

Financially, the upgrade does not involve new capital allocations or financial shifts. It focuses solely on enhancing network capability, leaving existing liquidity and token prices unaffected in the short term.

Future outcomes may include increased competition among Layer 1 blockchains as Solana’s throughput improves. Historical trends indicate further load on validators, a known issue from previous upgrades.

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