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Solana Activates Alpenglow
Solana switches to faster Alpenglow protocol as price drops 11.9% from Oct. 5.
In brief
Solana switches to faster Alpenglow protocol as price drops 11.9% from Oct. 5. Solana activated Alpenglow on Oct. 21, reducing transaction finality target to 150ms while its price fell 11.9% from Oct. 5. Originally reported by TokenPost.
Solana Activates Alpenglow
Solana activated Alpenglow on its mainnet Oct. 21, replacing TowerBFT with a protocol designed to speed transaction finality.
Price Falls 11.9% From Oct. 5
SOL closed at $106.39 on Oct. 20, down 11.9% from $120.76 on Oct. 5.
Alpenglow Targets 150ms Finality
Alpenglow aims for transaction finality in 150 milliseconds, a design target versus TowerBFT's 400-millisecond slot schedule.
The bottom line
Solana activated Alpenglow on Oct. 21, reducing transaction finality target to 150ms while its price fell 11.9% from Oct. 5.
