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Aug 11, 2026

Solana Agave 4.2 upgrade activates with 90% rent cut and faster block times

Solana's Agave 4.2 upgrade began activating on mainnet the week of August 17, 2026, introducing a 90% reduction in on-chain storage rent, 3.3x larger maximum transaction size, and phased implementation of faster slot times targeting 200ms blocks. The upgrade coincided with Solana ETF inflows hitting a 3-month high of $8.8 million.

Aug 11, 2026·3 sources
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  • ▪US-listed Solana spot ETFs recorded $8.8 million in net inflows on August 10, 2026, marking the strongest single-day inflows for the category since May 12, 2026.
  • ▪The August 10, 2026 Solana ETF rebound snapped a multi-session streak of zero net primary-market flows recorded by all six US Solana ETFs between late July and early August 2026.
  • ▪Solana's SIMD-0437 upgrade cuts the lamports per byte constant by 90% from 6,960 to 696, reducing the rent exempt deposit for a standard SPL token account from roughly $0.16 to $0.016.

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