On Tuesday, the Solana network enhanced its block capacity, raising the transaction limit per block from 48 million to 60 million compute units (CU). Co-founder Mert Mumtaz announced Solana’s future target to increase capacity further this year.
Mumtaz, CEO of Helius, noted the upgrade allows more transactions per block. “This capacity increase means the sum of all transactions within a single block must be closer to today’s limit, facilitating higher throughput,” he stated.
The upgrades are expected to significantly lower transaction fees, enhance developer flexibility, and improve the user experience, underpinning predictable resource consumption as “each SOL transaction consumes compute units.” The recent adjustment follows previous network strains, including congestion caused by memecoins, exemplified by transactions involving the Trumps’ digitally traded collectibles.
Plans for Higher Block Limits
A planned increase to 100 million CUs is also underway, per a proposal by Jito Labs’ CEO Lucas Bruder.
Bruder stated, “Current mainnet traffic is largely unrestricted by block execution times, so this proposal aims to provide substantial additional capacity via a 100 million CU block limit.” He pointed out that the original block limits were designed “to ensure the vast majority of network participants can keep up with the network.” Mumtaz confirmed a future goal of at least doubling the current level.
Solana Performance and Adoption
Solana has seen substantial token appreciation recently, climbing 11% in the last seven days to surpass $202 based on Nansen data.
Corporate adoption continues to accelerate, with Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp reported holding just one SOL token short of reaching cumulative holdings crossing $1 million. Furthermore, Bit Mining declared a strategic pivot to Solana, aiming to launch a token treasury funded by up to $300 million in new funds.
Ethereum Follows Block Capacity Trend
Elsewhere, Ethereum has increased its block gas limit to approximately 44.5 million units, matching Solana’s recent upgrade pace. This adjustment, the first significant increase since February, followed a rise from 30 million to 36 million.
