Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality

The switch will replace Solana’s existing validator voting system, remove vote transactions from blocks and could sharply change headline transaction counts even if user activity stays flat.

Liquid StateOctober 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM CDTAs-of 2026-10-14 04:11 UTC

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Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality

The switch will replace Solana’s existing validator voting system, remove vote transactions from blocks and could sharply change headline transaction counts even if user activity stays flat. As-of 2026-10-14 04:11 UTC.

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