Under the 200-millisecond configuration introduced at epoch 1053, Solana validators' uninterrupted window to order transactions in groups of four consecutive slots will shrink from 1.6 seconds to 800 milliseconds

Base blockchains that settle transactions on their own network, such as Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche, competing on security, throughput, decentralization, and developer ecosystems.

Rules by which distributed networks agree on a shared ledger, from proof of work mining to proof of stake validation, trading off security, energy use, and decentralization.