Anza’s Alpenglow goes live on Solana, cutting finality to 150 milliseconds
Solana activated Alpenglow, replacing TowerBFT and cutting transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds.
Brian Danga
Publisher The Block
Oct 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM UTC · Updated 23 minutes ago · 1 min read
Entities
solana
Last Updated
23 minutes ago
Solana activated Alpenglow, replacing TowerBFT and cutting transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds.
Sourced by
Originally reported by The Block
NewsLayer coverage based on externally reported material.
The Daily Brief
The onchain economy, before your day starts.
Curated markets, onchain insights, and key headlines — delivered every weekday morning.
Weekdays · Free · ~5 minute read
0
Applause
Was this article helpful?
Market Context
Article Intelligence
Key Entities
Topics
Regulation Signal
in progressUpdated 2 months ago
SEC Crypto Asset Market Structure RulemakingRelated Coverage
BlockchainSolana’s Alpenglow launches on mainnet, targets 99% faster finality4 hours ago · 2 min read
CryptoRipple supports the SEC's latest crypto ruling. Here's why.an hour ago · 1 min read
CryptoRegulation Crypto Assets Comments Deadline Sees 100s Of Opinionsan hour ago · 1 min readSponsored
Ad
NewsLayer Premium
Unlock deeper intelligence.
Ad-free reading, exclusive research, and real-time onchain insights.
Go Premium
