The 200-millisecond block time upgrade will require Solana validators to submit votes twice as frequently as the original 400-millisecond configuration, increasing voting expenses and network connection pressure

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.