Solana Validator Client v1.18 Reaches 85% Consensus Stake
Solana v1.18 boosts transaction scheduling, block propagation, and network performance See why 85% validator adoption matters for congestion relief and smoother scaling
Solana says its v1.18 validator client has been adopted by 85% of consensus stake, a milestone that signals broad network participation in the upgrade.
The update is aimed at improving transaction scheduling, block propagation, and performance during periods of heavy activity. These changes are intended to help the network handle congestion and reduce issues tied to state contention.
The adoption level matters because blockchain upgrades only become effective when enough validators run the new software. In this case, the milestone suggests the network is moving through a major infrastructure upgrade, without changing SOL tokenomics or issuance.