Solana begins testing new upgrade, targeting finality in 150 milliseconds
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Solana is testing the Alpenglow upgrade on a public testnet, aiming to reduce transaction finality from approximately 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.
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Solana launches public beta testing of the Alpenglow upgrade, aiming to reduce transaction finality to 150 milliseconds
BlockBeats News,September 23，Solana has begun testing the Alpenglow upgrade on a public testnet, with the goal of reducing transaction finality from approximately 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds. The upgrade will replace the TowerBFT voting protocol with Votor, enabling validators to confirm blocks through one to two rounds of direct voting. The current testing supports only Anza-developed Agave 4.3 client; Jump Crypto's Firedancer and Frankendancer have not yet been integrated. The mainnet launch date remains undetermined. (CoinDesk)
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/368581
Key points
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Solana has tested the Alpenglow upgrade on a public testnet.
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The upgrade aims to reduce transaction finality from approximately 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.
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The upgrade is intended to replace TowerBFT with the Votor voting protocol.
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Validators will confirm blocks through one to two rounds of direct voting.
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The current testing supports only Anza-developed Agave 4.3 client.
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Jump Crypto's Firedancer and Frankendancer have not yet been integrated.
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The mainnet launch date remains undetermined.
AI-assisted interpretation
The following is analysis, separate from reported facts. Verify important claims independently.
This public beta test is checking a new method for confirming blocks on a public testnet. 150 milliseconds is the upgrade target; it does not mean that the mainnet has already reached this speed.
Why it matters to readers
If achieved, the time required for a transaction to progress from submission to final confirmation will be significantly shorter than the approximately 12.8 seconds stated in the article.
Beginners should distinguish between a “testnet target” and what has been achieved on mainnet: the current information only indicates that the upgrade is undergoing public beta testing, while the mainnet launch date remains undetermined.
Risks and unknowns
The materials do not establish whether testing has reached the 150-millisecond target.
The mainnet launch date remains undetermined.
Firedancer and Frankendancer have not yet been integrated into the current testing.
The materials are from BlockBeats and cite CoinDesk, but provide no testing data or official verification materials.
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