Solana moves Alpenglow into testnet as SOL nears January highs
Solana has begun rolling out Alpenglow on testnet, shifting its deliberate blockchain consensus overhaul into a public testing setting. The improve targets finality of about 150 milliseconds, down from roughly 12.8 seconds beneath TowerBFT, the system Solana validators at present use to agree on blocks. Alpenglow replaces that consensus layer whereas leaving the Solana Virtual…
