Injective is now processing blocks in 0.59 seconds. For a layer-1 blockchain built specifically for financial applications, that’s the kind of speed that turns heads, particularly among traders who lose money every millisecond a transaction sits in limbo.
The milestone, reported on July 30, 2026, follows a mainnet upgrade dubbed IIP-665/v1.20.1 that pushed block times consistently below the 0.6-second threshold.
A year of incremental speed gains
Back in November 2025, the network launched its native EVM mainnet with block times of 0.64 seconds. Then came the April 28, 2026 upgrade, version 1.19.0, which cut block finality from 1.2 seconds down to 0.7 seconds. That’s a 42% reduction in a single update.
The latest upgrade also earned backing from major exchanges, with Binance among those supporting the transition.
