Solana Alpenglow has completed the handover on mainnet and replaced TowerBFT
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Solana stated that Alpenglow is now live on mainnet, with transaction finality time reduced from approximately 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.
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Solana Mainnet Officially Goes Live Alpenglow upgrade, transaction finality reduced from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
PANews October 21 reported that Solana officially announced that the Alpenglow upgrade is now live on the Solana mainnet. This upgrade reduces transaction finality time from approximately 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds, significantly improving network confirmation speed.
PANews October 21 reported that Solana officially announced that the Alpenglow upgrade is now live on the Solana mainnet.
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The report stated that this upgrade reduces transaction finality time from approximately 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.
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The report indicated that network confirmation speed has improved significantly.
AI-assisted interpretation
The following is analysis, separate from reported facts. Verify important claims independently.
“Finality time” can be understood as the time required for a transaction to be confirmed by the network and become difficult to alter. Based on the reported data,Alpenglow this process was significantly shortened after the upgrade.
Why it matters to readers
A shorter finality time means that users can receive transaction confirmations more quickly; however, the evidence does not provide actual operational data following the upgrade's launch.
When beginners use transactions or applications on Solana, they may theoretically see final confirmation more quickly, but the actual experience still needs to be observed.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence is relayed by PANews and does not include the original Solana official announcement.
The actual measurement methodology, applicable conditions, and sustained performance for approximately 150 milliseconds were not specified.
The network's post-upgrade stability, compatibility, and actual user experience cannot yet be confirmed from the evidence.
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