Solana Foundation Study Finds 250ms Target Impacts Validator Rewards

A Solana Foundation study published on September 28 indicates that while the network's transition to a 250ms slot target maintained stable skip rates, it created disparities in vote credit earnings. Validators with lower stake stakes experienced a larger share of credit losses compared to the network average. Although the study found no evidence of consensus instability, it noted increased vote latency, particularly among nodes in Asia and South America, raising economic considerations for future speed upgrades.