[Solana to Launch Transaction V1, Reduce Rent, and Shorten Slot Time] Solana developer Jacob Creech stated that Solana will soon initiate rent reduction, launch Transaction V1 on September 9, shorten Slot Time, and introduce the Alpenglow protocol in October. The Solana community plans to meet during the Scale or Die event in November. Rent will be reduced in five phases, with a final target reduction of 90%. Transaction V1 will increase the maximum size of a single transaction from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes. Solana plans to phase down Slot Time from 400ms to 200ms, with the Alpenglow protocol aiming for a final confirmation time of approximately 150ms.