Solana Approves Alpenglow Upgrade: Price Jumps 6.5%
The post Solana Approves Alpenglow Upgrade: Price Jumps 6.5% appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Solana has approved the long-anticipated Alpenglow upgrade, which is set to speed up transactions and dramatically strengthen the network’s performance. Developers and investors describe it as the most significant rewrite in the blockchain’s history. On the same day, Solana’s price rose 6.5% over 24 hours, approaching $210. Traders reacted positively to the governance outcome. Analysts highlighted the upgrade’s potential to boost adoption and institutional confidence. Sponsored Sponsored 98% of Validators Approve Alpenglow Upgrade The governance process concluded on Tuesday with strong participation, surpassing the 33% quorum threshold required for adoption. According to Solana Foundation data, 98.27% of votes favored the proposal, 1.05% opposed it, and 0.69% abstained. The community governance process for SIMD-0326: Alpenglow is complete. The proposal has passed:98.27% voted Yes1.05% voted No0.69% voted Abstain52% of stake cast a vote — Solana Status (@SolanaStatus) September 2, 2025 Validators voted on SIMD-0326, the Solana Improvement Proposal drafted by research firm Anza, which introduced Alpenglow. The protocol replaces TowerBFT and Proof-of-History with Votor and Rotor, two components built for efficiency and resilience. Sponsored Sponsored Solana’s upgrade will reduce transaction finality from the current 12.8 seconds under TowerBFT to about 100–150 milliseconds. This upgrade marks a major performance shift, bringing Solana closer to Web2 speeds and enabling faster, safer exchange deposits. “At these speeds, Solana could realize Web2-level responsiveness with L1 finality, unlocking new use cases that require both speed and cryptographic certainty,” the Solana Foundation wrote in an August 21 blog post. Alpenglow introduces Votor, a direct-vote system that finalizes blocks through single or dual-round processes, slashing finality times to near-instant levels. Rotor replaces Proof-of-History, handling validator timestamping and cutting the time required for data transfers. In short, the upgrade eliminates bandwidth-heavy gossip traffic, enabling validators to exchange votes directly through cryptographic aggregates. This design reduces computational overhead, improves bandwidth efficiency,…
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Solana has approved the long-anticipated Alpenglow upgrade, which is set to speed up transactions and dramatically strengthen the network’s performance. Developers and investors describe it as the most significant rewrite in the blockchain’s history. On the same day, Solana’s price rose 6.5% over 24 hours, approaching $210. Traders reacted positively to the governance outcome. Analysts highlighted the upgrade’s potential to boost adoption and institutional confidence. Sponsored Sponsored 98% of Validators Approve Alpenglow Upgrade The governance process concluded on Tuesday with strong participation, surpassing the 33% quorum threshold required for adoption. According to Solana Foundation data, 98.27% of votes favored the proposal, 1.05% opposed it, and 0.69% abstained. The community governance process for SIMD-0326: Alpenglow is complete. The proposal has passed:98.27% voted Yes1.05% voted No0.69% voted Abstain52% of stake cast a vote — Solana Status (@SolanaStatus) September 2, 2025 Validators voted on SIMD-0326, the Solana Improvement Proposal drafted by research firm Anza, which introduced Alpenglow. The protocol replaces TowerBFT and Proof-of-History with Votor and Rotor, two components built for efficiency and resilience. Sponsored Sponsored Solana’s upgrade will reduce transaction finality from the current 12.8 seconds under TowerBFT to about 100–150 milliseconds. This upgrade marks a major performance shift, bringing Solana closer to Web2 speeds and enabling faster, safer exchange deposits. “At these speeds, Solana could realize Web2-level responsiveness with L1 finality, unlocking new use cases that require both speed and cryptographic certainty,” the Solana Foundation wrote in an August 21 blog post. Alpenglow introduces Votor, a direct-vote system that finalizes blocks through single or dual-round processes, slashing finality times to near-instant levels. Rotor replaces Proof-of-History, handling validator timestamping and cutting the time required for data transfers. In short, the upgrade eliminates bandwidth-heavy gossip traffic, enabling validators to exchange votes directly through cryptographic aggregates. This design reduces computational overhead, improves bandwidth efficiency,…
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