Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade clears governance vote for implementation

The Solana overhaul is expected to decrease transaction finality to 150 milliseconds — increasing the speed by about 100-fold.

After a two-week governance process in which more than half of validators cast votes, Solana is set to be upgraded using the Alpenglow consensus protocol.

According to the results of the governance process released on Tuesday, more than 98% voted yes to approve the new consensus protocol for Solana, with a 52% stake participating.

The Alpenglow upgrade is expected to reduce the transaction finality to 150 milliseconds from more than 12 seconds, significantly overhauling the ecosystem.

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