Solana Community Invests in Alpenglow Consensus Protocol, Approving Major Upgrade

The Solana community has overwhelmingly approved the implementation of Alpenglow, a new consensus protocol proposal (SIMD-0326), according to Foresight News. A remarkable 98.27% of participants voted in favor of the change, with only minor dissent at 1.05%. Notably, 52% of staked volume actively participated in the vote. This significant approval signifies a major shift towards faster block finalization time, reducing it from the current 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.