Morning Edition · Tuesday, August 18, 2026Published at 1:51 AM EDT · New York

Solana's Agave 4.2 Reaches Its Activation Target With Mainnet Feature Gates Still Unconfirmed

The release carries a 90 percent cut to account rent and support for 4,096-byte transactions, but the first slot-time gates had not activated as the target date arrived.

Solana's Agave 4.2 client release reached its activation target with the first slot-time feature gates still pending on mainnet, and with the release's two headline changes, a 90 percent reduction in account rent and support for transaction…