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Solana Block Capacity Account Bottleneck
Stable
Steady attention in Solana coverage, without a clear trend.
Updated 14 October 2026
The argument: Solana's block capacity increase will improve throughput for unrelated transactions but won't solve congestion for popular accounts that traders use
How attention has changed
0% of Solana coverage
Rolling 3-day share · as of 14 Oct 2026
This measures attention in published coverage, not the likelihood of a price move.
| Date | Share of coverage |
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| 2026-09-15 | 0% |
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| 2026-09-18 | 0% |
| 2026-09-19 | 1.4% |
| 2026-09-20 | 2.6% |
| 2026-09-21 | 1.9% |
| 2026-09-22 | 0.7% |
| 2026-09-23 | 0% |
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| 2026-10-14 | 0% |
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The argument and its evidence
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Recent coverage
Earlier coverage
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Decrypt · Published 19 Sep 2026
Solana's Heartbeat Quickens: Block Times Fall 17% in Latest Speed Upgrade
In coverage record: 20 Sep 2026
“Solana isn't suddenly processing 17% more transactions—it's processing the same overall load in smaller, more frequent pieces.”
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Crypto News · Published 18 Sep 2026
Solana moves closer to 200ms slots after latest speed upgrade
In coverage record: 19 Sep 2026
“The change does not increase Solana's raw transaction capacity by nearly 17%.”
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U.Today · Published 8 Sep 2026
Solana (SOL) to Triple Transaction Size as Major Upgrade Goes Live
In coverage record: 9 Sep 2026
“The September 9 activation provides the underlying transaction capacity; developers will decide how actively that additional capacity is utilized.”
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Cointelegraph · Published 14 Aug 2026
Solana’s Fee Overhaul Increases Burn and Makes Resource Hogs Pay
In coverage record: 15 Aug 2026
“A mid-priority OKX swap would cost 301% more and a pump.fun swap with zero priority would cost 3150% more. A resource fee would push arbitrage searchers toward more informed and reactive strategies.”
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CryptoSlate · Published 3 Aug 2026
Solana just boosted block capacity by a massive 66%, but the one bottleneck infuriating traders hasn't budged
In coverage record: 4 Aug 2026
“The upgrade therefore establishes a higher theoretical ceiling for aggregate work. It does not, by itself, demonstrate 66% more observed throughput or eliminate the local bottleneck that traders encounter when demand converges on the same account.”
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