The Solana community is currently in the process of a crucial vote on a major network upgrade known as Alpenglow. This upgrade, also referred to as SIMD-0326, is being hailed as the most significant in the blockchain's history, with the primary goal of dramatically improving block finality. If the vote passes, the time it takes for a transaction to be considered final will shrink from the current 12.8 seconds to an incredible 100-150 milliseconds. This near-instant speed would put Solana on par with traditional Web2 applications, a major win for developers and users.
<h2>How the Upgrade Aims to Boost Performance and Security</h2>
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The Alpenglow upgrade aims to achieve this speed by overhauling Solana's core consensus mechanism. It plans to replace the existing Proof-of-History (PoH) and TowerBFT systems with a new, more efficient direct-voting protocol called Votor. This new system uses a cryptographic method to achieve consensus with less network data, which helps cut down on costs and bandwidth. The upgrade also introduces a "20+20" fault tolerance and a new Validator Admission Ticket (VAT) to improve economic fairness and security. The vote requires a two-thirds majority of participating validators to pass, and its success would significantly redefine Solana's competitive standing in the Layer-1 blockchain space.

Solana Validators Vote on Alpenglow Upgrade for Faster Finality

The Solana community is voting on the Alpenglow upgrade, which aims to reduce block finality to 150ms and improve network speed.

Solana Validators Vote on Alpenglow Upgrade for Faster Finality

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