Solana Proposes 66% Block Capacity Increase to Boost Transaction Handling and Complex DApps

On July 24, Coindesk reported that Solana developers are evaluating a significant upgrade to the network’s block capacity in response to escalating demand for block space. The recently published proposal, SIMD-0286, advocates for a 66% increase in the Compute Units (CU) limit per block, raising it from 60 million to 100 million. This enhancement is designed to bolster Solana’s throughput, allowing the blockchain to process a higher volume of transactions efficiently. By expanding computational capacity, the network aims to better accommodate sophisticated decentralized applications, including decentralized exchanges (DEX), Miner Extractable Value (MEV) frameworks, and restaking mechanisms. This strategic adjustment is expected to mitigate bottlenecks caused by current CU constraints, thereby improving scalability and maintaining Solana’s competitive edge in the rapidly evolving decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.