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Why Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade is More Than Just About Speed
Solana is implementing the Alpenglow upgrade between August and October 2026, which aims to reduce transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to 100-150 milliseconds and lower the minimum profitable stake from 4,850 SOL to 450 SOL.
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Why It Matters
The upgrade significantly improves network speed, capital efficiency for DeFi and payments, and lowers the barrier for smaller validators, while freeing up 75% of block space by moving validator votes off-chain.