Solana's biggest consensus overhaul since launch has crossed a major hurdle. Alpenglow activated on testnet Sept. 24 and devnet Sept. 25, replacing TowerBFT with Votor and targeting transaction finality in just 100 to 150 milliseconds. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko declared, “You are not ready for this.
Solana (SOL) is likely to trade at an average price of $125.23 on October 1, 2026, according to a forecast generated by the Finbold AI Agent, which sampled outlooks from three AI models.
The inflow streak got Solana through resistance. Can the market keep it there?
Solana registered a significant price milestone on September 25, pushing above the $120 mark to reach $120.86. This represents the first instance of SOL trading at this elevation since January 29 of this year.
Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante has laid out a plan to expand tokenized stock access on Solana from about 200 symbols to 10,000, with shares moving between brokerage accounts and decentralized finance through one API.
BSOL led the surge with $55.7314 million, pushing combined Solana ETF net assets to $1.964 billion.
The surge in Solana ETF inflows highlights growing institutional interest, potentially reshaping crypto investment strategies and market dynamics. US spot Solana ETFs see record $80M inflow in one day.
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade has reached its public developer network, letting application teams test a system designed to cut transaction finality from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds.
The upgrade targets transaction finality of about 150 milliseconds, down from roughly 12.8 seconds under TowerBFT, with mainnet timing still undecided.
Alpenglow is running on both public test networks, giving application teams a place to check their software before the live blockchain switches.
The USDC Treasury completed two 250 million-token mints on Sept. 25, with the transactions recorded hours apart in U.S. Eastern Time.
Bitwise's BSOL led the group with $55.73 million in inflows, while total net assets reached $1.964 billion.