Solana Alpenglow Goes Live in 'Most Ambitious' Upgrade Since Ethereum's Merge
What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
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What Decrypt reports
The new consensus protocol retires TowerBFT, which had run Solana since its 2020 launch, after a handoff on the live network.
The immediate significance
The report describes a network, software or product development. Its significance depends on whether the change is specified, deployed and used—not only proposed or described in a headline.
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What remains unknown
- The report does not establish whether the described technology is proposed, in testing or live in production.
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The new consensus protocol retires TowerBFT, which had run Solana since its 2020 launch, after a handoff on the live network.
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