Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade could make it faster than Google: Here’s how

Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade promises 100-150 ms transaction finality — faster than a Google search. Explore how this leap could transform DeFi.

Solana has always pitched itself as the blockchain for speed. With Alpenglow, it’s attempting a quantum leap.

Validators have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the upgrade, with almost 99% support across the network. If successfully implemented, Alpenglow is expected to reduce transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds to just 100 to 150 milliseconds.

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