MultiversX Sets September 10 for Supernova, Cutting Block Time From 6 Seconds to 600 Milliseconds

Key Facts

MultiversX has set September 10, 2026, for Supernova's mainnet activation, targeting a reduction in block time from 6 seconds to 600 milliseconds. That would make the targeted block cadence 10 times as frequent, an increase of 900%, but it does not establish a 900% gain in throughput or every measure of network performance.

Supernova redesigns the relationship between consensus and transaction execution. Consensus voting and transaction execution operate in parallel pipelines instead of requiring execution to finish before consensus can continue. This design permits shorter block slots while keeping block time conceptually separate from transaction finality.

Epoch 2233 is scheduled for September 10, 2026, at about 17:45 UTC, with round 32,157,661 designated for activation at roughly 18:05 UTC. Because the transition is tied to that round, the event remains scheduled and has not been recorded as completed.

MultiversX released v2.0.6.0 on September 4, 2026, and opened the node-upgrade window through September 10, 2026. Testnet and Devnet already operate with a block time of 600 milliseconds, while block time on mainnet remains 6 seconds until the activation round.

Applications and contracts need to review logic that assumes each block has a unique timestamp in seconds. The documentation recommends removing fixed block-time assumptions of 6 seconds or 6000 milliseconds and, where needed, using millisecond timestamp interfaces and typed APIs available since v0.63.0.

For investors, the activation timetable is a verifiable technical development, not an EGLD price signal. The operational test is whether mainnet reaches the specified round and connected nodes and services function normally after the transition; any effect on usage, realized throughput or the EGLD price will require subsequent data.