Solana Increases Block Size to Enhance Network Throughput

According to Odaily, Solana engineers have implemented SIMD-0207, increasing the blockchain's block size by 4%. This change allows more data to be packed into Solana blocks, theoretically enabling more transactions to be included in a single block, thereby enhancing the network's transaction throughput. The proposal, initially put forward by Anza engineer Andrew Fitzgerald, has successfully raised Solana's block limit to 50 million CUs, marking a 4% increase. This increase in block limit is a small step in Solana's broader expansion roadmap. Future network governance proposals and upgrades aim for continuous, incremental improvements to support Solana's growth. For instance, SIMD-0256 plans to further raise the block limit to 60 million CUs, representing a 25% increase from the level before SIMD-0207's implementation.