In a bold change for the Solana Scale (Sun) scale map, the Jump Crypto Firecerncer development team has presented a proposal, known as SIMD-0370, which would eliminate the limit of the computer unit at the block level.
The change, which the team suggested that it would be implemented after the implementation of the Alpenglow update could unlock a new performance regime allowing block producers to have larger blocks.
Under today’s design, each block is limited by a maximum allowed compute, a safety measure and a maximum workload aimed at preventing validates from being open. Currently, the Solana limit is 60 million computing units. Earlier this year, another group of central developers of Solana presented an article that argues to raise the limit to 100 million computing units.
But with the next Alpenglow update, some developers say that CAP is no longer necessary. And if that lid is lifted, the blocks could adapt to so many transactions that they can, depending on how high performance are their validators.
Supporters say that this flexibility could cause Solana to be more resistant during periods of high demand, such as when the new tokens are thrown or in the defi activity peaks. The largest blocks would mean that more transactions can happen, reducing the types of congestion and failed exchanges that frustrate users.
Even so, some debated that today’s blocks in Solana are not full, so there would be no tangible difference for end users. “We have not had time in which the demand would significantly increase the average rates or average rates. Therefore, it is not even clear that the burst capacity would be significant,” wrote Anatoly Yakovenko, founder of Solana Blockchain, in the developer proposals forum.
The proposal is still in the discussion stage, and the Solana community must decide whether the benefits exceed the risks. If approved, could mark a new chapter in the history of Solana scale.
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