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Fidelity Says Solana Runs Two Years Without Mainnet Outage, Seeks 200ms Block Interval

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17 October 2026

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Crypto & Web3

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United States

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Fusion42 · 17 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Fidelity's Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) reported that Solana has operated for two years without any mainnet outages, highlighting its stability, high staking participation, and economic security. The Solana network aims to further improve performance by reducing its block production interval from 350 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Solana's two-year streak without outages and push to faster block intervals signal growing trust and scalability in blockchain infrastructure. If you build on or support Solana, expect rising demand for low-latency, high-throughput capabilities that could open new real-world use cases.

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