Golden Finance reports that Solana is stepping up its testing of Firedancer, a software upgrade that is expected to significantly increase the processing speed of the blockchain. According to messages in the Solana Technology Discord server, the Solana core development team hopes to have the “vast majority” of processing power in the on-chain low-risk test network running Frankendancer, an early version of Firedancer, by the end of the week. The call to action for Solana validators marks Firedancer’s biggest test yet. This upgrade has been in the works since the chain experienced frequent outages in 2022, and is seen as enhancing Solana’s stability and speed. On Tuesday, the Solana Foundation used this subsidy reward and punishment mechanism for the first time to directly promote the adoption of Frankendancer. Validators have only a few days to switch their testnet systems to the new client or lose their delegated rights.