Higher throughput via Asynchronous Backing  🚀
Faster block production -12s → 6s ⏱️
Astar is evolving, unlocking new possibilities for real-time payments, high-frequency trading, gaming & more.
A major step toward a faster, more scalable, and dev-friendly future.

Astar is preparing to upgrade to Asynchronous Backing in June. 🌟
This @Polkadot core upgrade will cut block time from 12s to ~6s delivering a faster, smoother experience for developers and users.
👉  https://forum.astar.network/t/astar-runtime-upgrade-enabling-asynchronous-backing/8533?u=juminstock…
What’s changing? 👇
🔵 Block time → ~6s
🔵 ASTR

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