Solana activates Agave 4.2, reducing block time to 200 ms and storage costs by 90%

Solana launched the activation of Agave 4.2 on August 17, aiming to reduce block time to 200 milliseconds and decrease on-chain storage costs by 90%. This update prepares for the arrival of Alpenglow, scheduled for October, which promises a historic consensus change with a finality of 150 milliseconds. The block time is halved, allowing for twice as fast confirmations, which reduces the gap between on-chain settlement and that of centralized platforms. Storage costs are also reduced, with the constant lamports_per_byte dropping from 6960 to 696, making the opening of an on-chain account much less expensive. Agave 4.2 includes the code for Alpenglow, but its activation is planned with Agave 4.3. This change aims to replace TowerBFT with Votor, targeting a finality of 150 milliseconds compared to the current 12.8 seconds. Anza has also launched a security competition with a reward of 50,000 SOL to enhance the reliability of this transition.

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