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Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade Launches, Promising 99% Faster Finality and Major Network Improvements

Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade Launches, Promising 99% Faster Finality and Major Network Improvements

Solana Alpenglow Goes Live on Mainnet, Aims for Near-Instant Finality
Solana Alpenglow Goes Live on Mainnet, Aims for Near-Instant Finality

Solana has activated its first major consensus upgrade, Alpenglow, on mainnet on Wednesday at approximately 1:54 pm UTC, according to the Solana Foundation’s Alpenglow activation dashboard at...

Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday
Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday

Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed migration and rollback.

Solana’s Alpenglow launches on mainnet, targets 99% faster finality
Solana’s Alpenglow launches on mainnet, targets 99% faster finality

Solana’s first major consensus upgrade is targeting 99% finality reduction, seeking to offer users near-immediate transaction settlement and more responsive applications.

Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Launches Today; SOL Price Trades Near $107
Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Launches Today; SOL Price Trades Near $107

Solana activates its Alpenglow upgrade today, targeting 150ms transaction finality by replacing TowerBFT with the new Votor consensus protocol.

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