Solana Price Surges as Mainnet Upgrade Cuts Slot Times to 250ms

Solana's (SOL) price has surpassed $106 and is targeting immediate resistance at $110, with some analysts predicting it could reach as high as $120. This upward momentum comes after a significant mainnet upgrade that reduced target slot times from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds.

The transition to 250-millisecond slot times represents the latest milestone in Solana's optimization roadmap. Developers have systematically reduced slot times, and with the epoch duration fixed at 432,000 slots, epochs now complete in roughly 30 hours instead of 36.

Market analysts view the technical upgrade as a strong fundamental catalyst. Derivatives trader Castillo highlighted a technical setup pointing to a potential medium-term target of $120.