#SolanaAlpenglowUpgrade

About SolanaAlpenglowUpgrade

Solana completed Alpenglow’s first mainnet phase Oct 21, its largest consensus overhaul since 2020. It targets finality of 150ms, down from ~12.8 seconds, and lower validator costs. The upgrade could improve DeFi trading, stablecoin payments and onchain settlement. Trading activity, inflows and adoption are key areas to watch. Whether it attracts liquidity and increases demand for SOL depends on actual mainnet performance and application rollout.