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Why Solana’s new 250ms speed boost could actually trigger network instability

CMN Newswire20 September 2026Updated 21 Sept 2026, 12:45 UTC1 min readShare
· CryptoSlate

Early mainnet data look stable, but the path to 200ms may depend more on leader handoffs, client agreement and infrastructure diversity than headline throughput. The post Why Solana’s new 250ms speed boost could actually trigger network instability appeared first on CryptoSlate .

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