SOL SET TO RECEIVE ALPENGLOW UPGRADE: 0.15-SECOND FINALITY TARGET
Solana is expected to activate Alpenglow on mainnet, a major upgrade designed to improve transaction confirmation speeds and reduce validator operating costs.
Key highlights:
Speed: Aims to reduce finality time from around 6 seconds to 0.15 seconds.
Consensus mechanism: Validators send votes directly to one another, which are then aggregated into a consensus certificate.
Cost: Validator voting costs are expected to fall by about 60%, from 2 SOL to 0.8 SOL per day.
Testing risks: According to information cited from Galaxy, the testnet experienced multiple restarts and one failed transition.
If successfully deployed, Alpenglow could significantly improve the Solana experience. However, these figures are technical targets; they do not mean the mainnet will achieve that performance immediately.
SOL investors should monitor the official activation announcement and actual post-upgrade performance, rather than relying solely on the news.
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Solana is expected to activate Alpenglow on mainnet, a major upgrade designed to improve transaction confirmation speeds and reduce validator operating costs.
Key highlights:
Speed: Aims to reduce finality time from around 6 seconds to 0.15 seconds.
Consensus mechanism: Validators send votes directly to one another, which are then aggregated into a consensus certificate.
Cost: Validator voting costs are expected to fall by about 60%, from 2 SOL to 0.8 SOL per day.
Testing risks: According to information cited from Galaxy, the testnet experienced multiple restarts and one failed transition.
If successfully deployed, Alpenglow could significantly improve the Solana experience. However, these figures are technical targets; they do not mean the mainnet will achieve that performance immediately.
SOL investors should monitor the official activation announcement and actual post-upgrade performance, rather than relying solely on the news.
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