Solana Initiates Trials of Upgrade That May Reduce Finality Time From 12.8 Seconds to Just 150 Milliseconds
Solana, the high‑performance blockchain that has become a cornerstone for decentralized finance, non‑fungible tokens, and a growing ecosystem of Web3 applications, has announced the commencement of testing for a major network upgrade. This upgrade, internally dubbed “Alpenglow,” is designed to dramatically accelerate the chain’s finality – the point at which a transaction is considered immutable …
Sept. 23, 2026, 5:16 a.m.