Web3 Infrastructure Company Jump Crypto suggests removing the Solana fixed computing block limit to incentivize the valtter using the best hardware to enhance network performance and upgrade.
Jump, which builds Solana’s high-performance shooter validator client, is pushing for implementing the SIMD-0370 proposal after an Alpenglow upgrade, Solana Research Company Anza said on Saturday.
Alpenglow was passed with a near-indifferent vote earlier this month and is scheduled to be rolled out to Testnet in December.
By removing the static block cap, you can skip more complex blocks and skip more complex blocks, allowing well-equipped valtters to handle it.
“This creates a performance flywheel. Block producers pack more transactions to earn more fees. Skip blocks lose rewards, upgrade hardware to optimize code.
SIMD-0370 is a broader effort to improve Solana’s network resilience and diversify its validator client base, and fired fire in September 2024 at Mainnet with limited capacity.
Solana has become a popular retail blockchain in recent years due to its fast, low-cost transactions and numerous distributed apps. Solana’s decentralized exchange volume has overturned Ethereum several times this year.
However, sudden rises in network activity have led to network outages in the past, requiring additional upgrades to ensure stability and a smooth user experience.
Previous proposals were aimed at increasing fixed block limits
Solana’s fixed computing unit block limit is currently set to 60 million computing units. Without a fixed limit, the block size expands based on the number of transactions that the validator fits into the block.
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The proposal comes four months after Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder increased the computational block limit to 100 million CUs in May based on SIMD-0286.
Engineers raise concerns about concentration risk
The proposal seeks to encourage hardware upgrades to earn more charges, but could pose a risk of centralization, engineer Akhilesh Singhania said on Github.
“Another type of centralization we might see is that if larger validators continue to upgrade to more expensive hardware, small hardware that cannot afford to upgrade will be forced to drop out. So, as a result, we may end up with fewer larger variators.”
Alpenglow is Solana’s biggest protocol upgrade
ANZA, which proposed the consensus mechanism for Alpenglow Proof-of-Stake on May 19, said the success of the implementation was “the biggest change in Solana’s core protocols,” and even Solana competes with current internet infrastructure.
The upgrade is expected to reduce the final transaction time from around 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds, while other upgrades will try to improve network resilience.
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