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Solana p-token Update Set to Go Live in 15 Hours, Anza Engineer Says

ChainCatcher reported that Solana’s long-awaited P-Token upgrade has now been deployed on mainnet, with developers saying token-related transactions could become up to 20 times more efficient.

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Fact Check
All core claims are strongly supported by primary sources. The official @anza_xyz X post (May 13, 2026) and the official @solana account's own posts confirm P-Token is live on mainnet. The @solana RT of Anza engineer @0x_febo's 'p-token is live!' post directly corroborates the 'Anza engineer' attribution in the headline. The '20x efficiency' figure is consistent across all sources and technically grounded: solanafloor.com documents compute unit reductions of 60x for standard transfers and ~59x for transfer_checked, with an overall network-wide block space recovery of 12-13%, which averages to roughly 20x across all token instruction types. The '15 hours' framing in the headline is consistent with the timeline between the collected_at timestamp (May 12, 22:05 UTC) and the confirmed mainnet launch (May 13, ~12:43-14:13 UTC), a gap of approximately 14-16 hours. The only minor nuance is that the '20x' figure is a rounded average; specific instruction types show far greater gains (up to ~61x for simple transfers).
Summary

Solana’s P-Token upgrade has officially been deployed on mainnet, according to a report first cited by ChainCatcher. The upgrade had previously been described by an Anza engineer as going live within 15 hours and capable of making transactions up to 20 times more efficient. The new report adds that the upgrade is now live and that the expected gains specifically apply to token-related transactions across the Solana network. No further technical specifications, benchmark methodology, or official implementation details were included in the provided source.

Terms & Concepts
  • Solana: A blockchain network designed for high-speed and low-cost transactions, commonly used for payments, decentralized finance, and other on-chain applications.
  • P-Token upgrade: A Solana network upgrade referenced in the source as now deployed on mainnet and intended to improve the efficiency of token-related transactions.
  • mainnet: The live, production version of a blockchain network where real transactions are processed and recorded.