Solana Weighs Major Alpenglow Upgrade as Network Eyes Nasdaq Scale

The Solana network is reviewing a new governance proposal, SIMD-0326, which introduces the Alpenglow Consensus protocol to accelerate block finality. The initiative comes as Solana’s transaction volume is surging, positioning the network ahead of most major regional exchanges. Solana Governance to Vote on Alpenglow for Faster Finality According to the proposal, Alpenglow aims to replace Solana’s current system, which relies on proof-of-history combined with TowerBFT. The upgrade introduces Votor, a streamlined voting protocol that can finalize blocks in one or two rounds depending on network conditions source: https://beincrypto.com/solana-pushes-for-nasdaq-level-speed-with-alpenglow-update/