[Solana Plans to Reduce Target Block Time to 200ms in Epoch 1053] Odaily Planet Daily News: The blockchain network Solana plans to reduce its target block time from 250 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds when it enters Epoch 1053 on Friday, completing a series of shortening adjustments that began in August from 400 milliseconds. This upgrade will enable the network to produce 5 blocks per second while lowering the computation limit per block to roughly maintain overall processing capacity. Faster block production may reduce transaction latency and arbitrage opportunities but will also increase validator voting demands, putting pressure on network connectivity and shortening the transaction validity window. (CoinDesk)