Solana Anza Releases Congestion Fixes in version 1.18.11

Solana Anza released proposed congestion fixes on Solana devnet and advised testnet to update their previous versions

Solana Anza issued recommended congestion remedies in version 1.18.11 on a development network and encouraged testnet validators to install and analyze their usefulness.

Anza, the developer of one of Solana’s Agave validator clients, advised Solana testnet validators to accept the updated version immediately. This process allows the team to review the release and make any required changes before implementing it on the mainnet.

Solana Anza Solves Congestion Problems on Solana Platform

Recently, Solana has been experiencing substantial congestion due to spam transactions. Such congestion has resulted in slower transaction processing and higher transaction drop rates, affecting the overall user experience.

Another item to consider is Solana’s unique architecture, which processes transactions directly without using a mempool. The developers are working on numerous solutions to address the issue. Anza earlier indicated that it was working on remedies for specific concerns with the network’s QUIC implementation.

Phantom, Solana’s most popular wallet, reported that transaction success rates had already risen significantly ahead of the patch. According to the project’s data, transactions were completed about 90% of the time, representing a nearly fivefold increase from a week before.