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Solana Launches Alpenglow, Reducing Transaction Finality to 150 Milliseconds
- Solana has launched Alpenglow, replacing the previous TowerBFT consensus protocol.
- Transaction finality has been reduced from 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.
- This upgrade is considered the most ambitious since Ethereum's Merge.
- Alpenglow has been in testing for months, including a failed migration and subsequent rollback.
- This is Solana's first major consensus upgrade since its 2020 launch.
Articles (4)
The Block·
Anza’s Alpenglow goes live on Solana, cutting finality to 150 milliseconds
Decrypt·
Solana Alpenglow Goes Live in 'Most Ambitious' Upgrade Since Ethereum's Merge
Cointelegraph·
Solana’s Alpenglow launches on mainnet, targets 99% faster finality
CoinDesk·
Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday