67% of Block Production on Solana Concentrated in Europe

During the current epoch on the Solana validator network, 67% of block production occurred from European sources. Block production transitions to a new leader approximately every 1.6 seconds, with reports indicating that leader nodes are particularly concentrated around Frankfurt. The average latency measured from Frankfurt is 72 milliseconds, while approximately 140 milliseconds was recorded on the U.S. East Coast. Solana operates with a high-performance proof-of-stake structure, where the physical locations of validators impact the speed of transactions. The temporary concentration of leader nodes in a single region does not imply centralization of the network; rather, it reflects where the validators are located. Faster connections to leader nodes for infrastructure providers and latency-sensitive applications contribute to the reliable transmission of transactions. Developers can improve RPC routing using latency data. Glassnode's latency panel indicates an increasing interest in network infrastructure within the crypto market.

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