Solana said its mainnet is now running 100M CU blocks, marking the rollout of a higher block compute cap under SIMD-0286. The proposal raised the per-block compute unit limit from 60M to 100M, a 66% increase in capacity. According to the team, roughly 1/9 of blocks over the past year ran close to full capacity during periods of elevated on-chain activity, and the new 100M CU ceiling is intended to give the network more room during those peak moments. Solana described the change as an initial step rather than the end of its scaling work. The network said additional upgrades are still ahead, including Alpenglow and a move toward 200ms slot times. The update points to a broader effort to expand throughput on mainnet while addressing usage spikes that have pushed blocks near their operational limits.
Solana said its mainnet has gone live with 100M CU blocks.
Under SIMD-0286, the block compute unit limit was raised from 60M to 100M, increasing capacity by 66%. The team said that over the past year, around 1/9 of blocks operated close to full capacity during peaks in on-chain activity, and that the 100M CU threshold gives the network additional room.
Solana added that this is only the first step, with Alpenglow and 200ms slot time upgrades still on the roadmap.
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