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![0xMert_ Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1309886201944473600.png) mert | helius.dev [@0xMert_](/creator/twitter/0xMert_) on x 246.3K followers
Created: 2025-07-23 13:01:12 UTC

Solana blocks are now XX% bigger — what does this mean?

on Solana, every transaction sent consumes resources

we call this resource "compute units" or CUs — like fuel for a car

every transaction consumes a different amount of CUs depending on its complexity, a simple transfer consumes less CUs than a complex multi-DEX swap

when a solana block is produced, it has a capacity of how many CUs it can include

this capacity used to be XX million CUs

meaning the sum total of all transactions for a given block must be around this number (there are some caveats here but not important for this post)

in the past, we increased this number to 50M CUs, a gradual increase to ensure nothing breaks

since that went well, the number has now increased to 60M CUs

meaning we can now fit more transactions (or more complex ones) per block — XX% more to be exact

the goal is to at least double this number going forward

more transactions -> lower fees (given same demand), more expressiveness for devs, and better UX for users


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