🦄 Solana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade has entered public testnet, targeting a cut in transaction finality from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds. The design replaces TowerBFT with Votor, allowing validators to finalize blocks after one or two rounds of direct voting. Testing requires Agave 4.3; Firedancer and Frankendancer are not yet supported, and the tentative September 28 mainnet software update is not a confirmed Alpenglow launch. $SOL is the network asset, $JTO is directly tied to Solana validator and staking infrastructure, and $JUP represents a high-volume application layer that would benefit from faster irreversible settlement. The test is a major performance milestone, but production readiness still depends on migration results and broader client support. #TrendingTopic #BTC #HotTrends #solana #altcoins