Solana sets October 21 for massive Alpenglow upgrade that could make transactions 99% faster to finalize

The mainnet plan calls for a live consensus replacement, with roughly 150ms finality dependent on network conditions and a coordinated validator handoff. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
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- The mainnet plan calls for a live consensus replacement, with roughly 150ms finality dependent on network conditions and a coordinated validator handoff.
- Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next.
- Get The Catalyst in your inbox
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