Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major Upgrade
What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
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What Decrypt reports
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely.
The immediate significance
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What remains unknown
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Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely.
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