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Epoch (Solana)

Solana time-unit: ~2 days, ~432,000 slots per epoch

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What is Epoch (Solana)?

Epoch boundary triggers validator rotation, stake-snapshot, reward distribution. Stake delegations only activate on the NEXT epoch — relevant for whale staking moves.

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Slot = single 400ms time-unit; 432,000 slots ≈ 2 days = 1 epoch.

Related terms

  • Solana (SOL)High-throughput L1 blockchain — fast, cheap TXs, ~1s blocks
  • ValidatorNetwork node that proposes and validates Ethereum blocks