Solana is stepping up its game with an increase in its block limit, marking a big move toward scalability.
A new era for Solana, with new specs
Solana developers approved their first-ever block limit increase, kicking off what Ben Hawkins, Head of Staking at the Solana Foundation, calls the scaling wars.
This proposal, known as Solana Improvement Document 0207, suggests bumping the block limit from 48 million to 50 million units, and while this might seem like a small tweak, it’s a clear sign that the team is dedicated to boosting the network’s capacity for what’s to come.
Hawkins pointed out that this initiative follows bigger stability and performance improvements made by the Anza and Fire Dancer teams. So, it’s not just a random number, but there’s some serious work backing it up.
No automatic increases — yet
Andrew Fitzgerald, a software engineer at Anza and the author of the proposal, clarified that there are no plans for an automatic increase system at this point.
Even though some community members have suggested a systematic approach for future increases, Fitzgerald stated that any changes will still go through the same SIMD process.
The team is keen to see how this upgrade performs before considering any further adjustments.
“We have no plans for some automatic increasing limit at this time; any further changes will go through the same SIMD process.”
The future of Solana
Hawkins also cautioned against assuming that the block size will always stay the same, and he emphasized that this initial expansion is meant to address potential issues for future upgrades.
“Stay tuned for future increases and ongoing efforts to scale Solana. Big things ahead!”
Earlier this year, Solana faced some congestion issues due to a jump in memecoin activity.
The developers have been proactive in tackling these problems with several fixes, including an optional central scheduler to manage high traffic levels more effectively.
