Solana's Blockchain Clock Loses Track of Time, Now Running 30 Minutes Behind

Slower slot times have caused the Solana blockchain clock to drift significantly and the on-chain time has fallen half an hour behind real-world time. While the issue does not affect network operations, it could contribute to reduced earnings from staking rewards. It is reported that slot time refers to the time interval within which a validator can submit a block to the network. Solana's ideal slot time is 400 milliseconds (ms) but this value has almost doubled to about 746ms.