Solana's Resource and Inclusion Fees improvement document has moved to accepted status. It changes base-fee distribution by sending a fixed 2,500 lamports to the validator that includes a transaction, while the remaining base fee is burned.

The change is intended to separate payment for network resources from compensation for transaction inclusion more clearly. Engineering teams also released new Agave and Firedancer versions, program SDK updates and testing tools.

Acceptance of the SIMD does not mean every application must immediately change fees manually. Its practical effect depends on activation and validator adoption of updated software. The next test is whether the model meaningfully changes validator revenue, sender behavior and the amount of SOL removed from circulation.