At the Breakpoint conference, Jito co-founder and CEO buffalu dropped a bold statement—

"Speed in this game, Solana has already won big."

It sounds crazy, but the data is even crazier:

Earlier this year, Solana's maximum computation per block was still capped at 48 million
Since then, it's been skyrocketing: 50 million, 60 million……
By early next year? Doubling directly to 100 million compute units (CU)
And this speed is still climbing exponentially

Some might ask: what exactly is a "compute unit"?

Let's put it this way—
Ethereum is trying to scale, while Solana is already starting to break through physical law ceilings.

This is no longer just about performance tuning,
It's redefining how fast a blockchain can run.

**To clarify about "compute units"**

Each blockchain has its own limit:

How much computation can fit into a single block?
How many transactions can it process per second?
Will the network crash when it gets congested?
Will complex smart contracts drag the entire chain down?

Ethereum uses the "Gas limit" system.
Solana is playing with something more hardcore: Compute Units.

What does increasing compute units mean?

→ A single block can process more transactions simultaneously
→ On-chain contracts can perform more complex tasks
→ High-frequency trading, DeFi protocols, AI-native applications can all be seamlessly on the chain
→ Even reaching the smooth experience of centralized exchanges

In short, this number determines how high Solana's ceiling can be.