Solana2026-07-29 13:35:25Solana launches 100M CU blocks on mainnet after raising block limitSolana 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.1960
Solana2026-07-28 10:28:34Solana to raise per-block compute limit to 100 million as SIMD-0286 nears activationSolana’s mainnet is set to lift the compute cap for each block by 66% in less than 24 hours, raising the limit from 60 million compute units to 100 million. The change is part of SIMD-0286 and is scheduled to activate automatically at the start of Epoch 1009. According to the information cited by BlockBeats, the proposal was put forward by Jito Labs and keeps all other limits unchanged while expanding the room available for non-vote transactions. The stated goal is to let Solana’s roughly 400 millisecond blocks carry more and more complex transactions, which in turn is intended to improve throughput and reduce congestion-related failure rates and fee pressure. The move marks another capacity increase for the network following SIMD-0256, which had previously lifted the per-block compute ceiling from around 50 million to 60 million.2000
Solana2026-07-28 10:21:49Solana plans mainnet block compute limit increase within 24 hoursSolana is set to raise its mainnet Block Compute Limit in less than 24 hours, according to a post by SolanaFloor on X. The planned change would increase the limit from 60,000,000 CU to 100,000,000 CU, a jump of about 66%. SolanaFloor said the upgrade tied to the change, SIMD-0286, is expected to go live at the start of Epoch 1009. The update points to a notable adjustment in Solana’s mainnet block capacity parameters, with the activation timeline now less than a day away based on the information shared in the post. No additional details were provided in the source material beyond the planned timing, the size of the increase, and the expected activation point for the upgrade.1840
