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Solana activates Transaction V1 on mainnet, boosting transaction size 3.3x
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Key facts
- The upgrade was driven by two Solana Improvement Documents, SIMD-0296 and SIMD-0385, which together introduced both the expanded size and a new message format
- The upgrade expands maximum transaction size from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, enabling zero-knowledge proofs and complex DeFi operations in a single atomic transaction
- That 3.3x increase might sound like a modest plumbing fix, but it fundamentally changes what developers can accomplish in a single on-chain operation
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Summary
The upgrade expands maximum transaction size from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, enabling zero-knowledge proofs and complex DeFi operations in a single atomic transaction. Solana flipped the switch on one of its most consequential upgrades in recent memory. That 3.3x increase might sound like a modest plumbing fix, but it fundamentally changes what developers can accomplish in a single on-chain operation. The upgrade was driven by two Solana Improvement Documents, SIMD-0296 and SIMD-0385, which together introduced both the expanded size and a new message format. Join 34,000+ readers across crypto, finance, and policy.