Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Goes Live, Promising 99% Faster Finality
Solana activated its long-awaited Alpenglow network upgrade on Wednesday, Oct. 21, marking one of the most significant overhauls in the blockchain’s history and promising to slash transaction finality times by roughly 99%. Solana’s Big Step Forward The upgrade, which Solana announced had gone live on its mainnet, replaces the blockchain’s existing consensus mechanism with a […]
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- Solana activated its long-awaited Alpenglow network upgrade on Wednesday, Oct.
- 21, marking one of the most significant overhauls in the blockchain’s history and promising to slash transaction finality times by roughly 99%.
- Solana’s Big Step Forward The upgrade, which Solana announced had gone live on its mainnet, replaces the blockchain’s existing consensus mechanism with a […]
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