Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has said Alpenglow could have shipped in half the time through a simpler vote-program change, ahead of the Oct. 21 consensus migration that will remove validator vote transactions from blocks. Yakovenko, in an Oct.
The Alpenglow upgrade could boost Solana's market position and investor confidence by significantly enhancing network performance. Solana's Alpenglow upgrade set to enhance transaction speeds in 19 hours.
Jelitics lost money on all 12 Solana tokens traded, leaving a 0% win rate across the group.
Every token produced a loss, leaving the trader with a 0% win rate across the group.
A Tuesday snapshot counted 151 validators. Epoch 1064 is estimated to begin Wednesday, with the consensus handoff scheduled 5,000 slots later.
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade is set for October 21, targeting 150ms finality. Validators face a critical readiness deadline before the consensus switch.
Hylo's funding boost signals strong confidence in Solana's DeFi ecosystem, potentially driving innovation and growth in decentralized finance. Hylo raises $1M in strategic round led by Solana Ventures.
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade could enhance its appeal to institutional users, potentially increasing adoption and impacting market dynamics. Solana's Alpenglow upgrade aims to cut finality time to 150 milliseconds.
SOL fell 0.65% over 24 hours. October scenarios identify $100 as a possible support test and $110 as a monthly target.
Solana generated about $6.54 million in network revenue from Oct. 12-18, more than twice BNB Chain's total, even as its own revenue declined over the past month.
TL;DR: Solana is approaching its planned Alpenglow consensus upgrade, which targets transaction finality of roughly 150 milliseconds — a goal, not a guarantee of live-network performance. Solana's next big technical change is scheduled for October 21.
SkyAI has turned a treasury built around SOL into cash for a tender offer. Its latest SEC exhibit says it no longer holds the token, yet its description of the business still includes a financial platform on Solana.