Will Solana activate the first SIMD-0525 slot-time reduction (to 350ms) on mainnet-beta by Aug 27, 2026?
13,933 Vol.in 28 days (Aug-27-2026 11:59:00 PM UTC)
DescriptionSolana's SIMD-0525 upgrade reduces block slot times in stages from 400ms toward an eventual 200ms (400->350->300->250->200), each stage enabled by a feature-gate activation at an epoch boundary and conditional on acceptable network block-skip rates. Anza has published a tentative rollout schedule targeting Aug 17, 2026 for the first stage (400ms to 350ms) on mainnet-beta, though all dates are explicitly labeled targets subject to change and the proposal drew debate from smaller validators over higher vote costs.
- This event resolves YES if the first SIMD-0525 slot-time reduction stage (from 400ms to 350ms) becomes effective on Solana mainnet-beta on or before Aug 27, 2026 23:59 UTC. This event resolves NO if that first stage has not become effective on mainnet-beta by the deadline.
- 1. Specificity: YES requires the SIMD-0525 first-stage feature gate to be activated AND effective on mainnet-beta, lowering the protocol target slot time from 400ms to 350ms, confirmed by an Anza/Solana Foundation announcement or on-chain feature-gate activation.
- 2. Exclusion: Testnet, devnet, or staging that does NOT reduce the effective target slot time does not count. A merged SIMD/PR, a published schedule, or an announcement without the feature actually being effective does not count.
- 3. Source Hierarchy: solana.com/upgrades/reduced-slot-times (official) priority. github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/525 (SIMD proposal) secondary. Anza/Solana Foundation posts on solanacompass.com tertiary.
- 4. Timing: Must become effective before Aug 27, 2026 23:59 UTC. Post-deadline resolves NO.
- 5. Cancellation Rule: For content/feature additions — YES requires both announcement AND implementation before deadline. Announcement alone without implementation resolves NO. If activated then reverted before deadline — resolves YES based on first activation date.