Jump Crypto Proposes Removing Solana Block Size Limit After Alpenglow Upgrade
Solana developers are weighing a proposal to remove block size limits after the Alpenglow upgrade, sparking debate over scalability, validator incentives, and centralization risks.
Posted September 29, 2025 at 9:47 am EST.
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer team has proposed uncapping Solana’s block compute unit limit following the upcoming Alpenglow upgrade that is set to begin testing later in the year.
The proposal, known as SIMD-0370, aims to remove the fixed block capacity limit to allow block sizes to scale dynamically based on validator performance.
Validators would be able to skip blocks they cannot process within…
