Solana Set to Approve Alpenglow, Slashing Finality to 150ms

TLDR: Alpenglow reduces Solana block finality from 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds. Voting runs through September 2, with most validators showing strong support. A flat 1.6 SOL validator fee replaces per-slot vote costs, raising fairness debates. Faster speeds boost DeFi and gaming, but hardware demands raise centralization risks. Solana validators are nearing approval of [...]

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