According to external sources, Solana is entering a new phase of infrastructure upgrading. As Agave 4.2 began to implement a number of changes, the public chain sought to strengthen its position in a high-performance network with a lower cost and faster validation speed.
Slot time to keep down
The CEO of Anza Brennan Watt said that Solana was prepared to reduce the slot time from about 400 ms to 350 ms, with the long-term goal of moving to 200 ms. Shorter time means lower network delays and faster transaction processing.
However, this process will not be completed at once. The continued downward revision will also depend on the performance of indicators such as network stability and block skip rates.
Increased trading capacity and reduced storage costs by 90%
It was mentioned that the new 4,096 byte cap would increase the carrying capacity of complex transactions, such as ZK certificates and a larger number of multiple signatures would make it easier to execute on the main network. Such adjustments are more relevant for applications that rely on high throughput and low delays.
At the same time, SIMD-0437 reduced the storage cost of the standard SPL token account from approximately $0.16 to $0.016 by about 90 per cent. This will lower the deployment threshold for games, DeFi and monetization projects and may attract more large-scale applications into the network.
But there are side effects of cost reductions. It was noted that cheaper storage could result in more chain data, thus increasing the burden on the certificationer.
Follow-up concerns Agave 4.3
According to the article, Solana ' s competition with the Ether, Avalanche and Sui is increasingly focused on two indicators: speed and cost. In contrast to the increased reliance on Sayer 2 to host the Ether Workshop, Solana is still promoting faster and cheaper trading experiences on the main web site.
But that doesn't mean Solana will be the direct replacement for the Taifung. The latter still have clear advantages in terms of ecological size and mobility. Solana, the more realistic point of this round is to continue to strengthen her position in the high-performance public chain.
The article also mentioned that Solana-related ETF recorded a net inflow of $10.26 million last week, which had been achieved for seven consecutive weeks. The next upgrade, the Alpenglow plan for the Agave 4.3 main line, aims to reduce the final confirmation time to approximately 150 ms.