Solana’s Alpenglow Hits Second Testnet, 100ms Finality in Sight

Solana’s biggest consensus overhaul since launch has crossed a major hurdle. Alpenglow activated on testnet Sept. 24 and devnet Sept. 25, replacing TowerBFT with Votor and targeting transaction finality in just 100 to 150 milliseconds. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko declared, “You are not ready for this.” However, those speeds remain unproven under full mainnet conditions, […]
Key Takeaways
- Solana’s biggest consensus overhaul since launch has crossed a major hurdle.
- Alpenglow activated on testnet Sept.
- 25, replacing TowerBFT with Votor and targeting transaction finality in just 100 to 150 milliseconds.
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