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Solana Changelog: October 16, 2026
Solana Web3.js v3.1 lands alongside Agave and Firedancer releases, plus updates on CU limits, Alpenglow, and validator performance.
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Geo-Aware Leader Schedule
This study evaluates SIMD-0675, a geo-aware leader schedule for Solana. It reorders the stake-weighted random schedule so that consecutive leaders are geographically close, which cuts handoff latency. No validator’s number of leader windows
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More Breakpoint 2026 Speakers Confirmed for London
Twelve more speakers join Breakpoint 2026 at Olympia London, taking the stage from 15–17 November across finance, trading and infrastructure.
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Payments on Solana: September 2026 in Five Stories
Payment Channels topped 1 million payments per second in testing as Solana stablecoin supply reached $17.3 billion and x402 share hit 76%.
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Full story →Solana Changelog: October 8, 2026
web3.js v3 is ready for general use, while Solana activates a feature gate to cut slot times from 250ms to 200ms after one epoch.
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