Solana's Alpenglow consensus upgrade will launch on mainnet-beta on October 21, cutting block finalization time to 150 milliseconds.

According to official announcements, Solana research and development firm Anza has announced that Alpenglow will launch on Solana’s mainnet-beta at approximately 22:50 UTC+8 on October 21. The 18-month-long upgrade will complete the migration in a single slot, cutting block finalization time from several seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds. Alpenglow will replace the TowerBFT consensus protocol that Solana has used since its mainnet launch.

The upgrade combines the latest consensus research adv

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