The Solana network has been updated by Alpenglow, which is supposed to accelerate transactions and strengthen the network performance.
Solana and Alpenglow
The changes had to be voted: the turnout was higher than the required threshold – 33%. As many as 98.27% of voters supported the update, and only 1.05% were against. 0.69% abstained.
What exactly is changing? The time of transactions was reduced from 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds. Blockchain performance is also significantly increasing. Added to this is Votor, a direct voting system that reduces the finalization time of blocks. This will reduce the computing load, improve bandwidth and strengthen safety.
In response, the SOL course is growing. Currently, 1 Solana costs just over 200 USD.
The question is whether all this is enough for Solana to return to the favor of investors and the narrative was restored to the fact that Solana will replace Ethereum. Since Ether gains on the chart, Sol’s supporters quietly. There are many indications that Solana will remain not so much a competition as a complement to Ethereum – will be a network for projects from the entertainment market.
According to the expert
Ryan Lee, the main Bitget analyst, in an interview with Bitcoin.pl summed up the changes that took place in the chain:
The approval of the Alpenglow Solan update, supported by over 98% of stakeers, is a groundbreaking moment in the development of this network. Shortening the finalization of the transaction from 12.8 seconds to just 100–150 milliseconds makes Solana one of the fastest blockchains in the world, opening the possibilities going far beyond the usual profit of efficiency. For DEFs, this level of speed means real real-time trade and fluent on-chain arbitration. In games, on the other hand, confirming transactions in less than a second allows you to create engaging experiences without security compromises.
The institutional dimension is equally important. The Alpenglow project adapts the speed of blockchain settlements to the level of traditional financial systems, responding to one of the largest barriers to companies that have previously hesitated before building on the decentralized infrastructure. By reducing the distance between Web3 and traditional market solutions, Solana is positioned as a reliable choice for institutions looking for scalable blockchain solutions.
However, this project will decide whether this update will translate into permanent market trust. Given the trust of verifiers and investors’ moods, Solana must ensure a smooth implementation to maintain the pace of development. If this is successful, the launch of the main network at the beginning of 2026 may strengthen the salted status as an industry reference point for blockchains oriented on performance and strengthen its reputation as a serious competitor in the field of financial and consumer applications of the new generation.
