Jump Crypto to end Frankendancer support when Alpenglow launches on Solana
- —Frankendancer combines Firedancer's networking layer with Agave's consensus code and has run on mainnet since September 2024
- —The Firedancer family accounts for 14–26% of Solana stake, with full Firedancer at roughly 11–14%
- —Alpenglow replaces Proof of History and TowerBFT with Votor, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to 100–150 ms
- —SOL trades near $122 with a $71.9 billion market cap and $4.6 billion in 24-hour volume
Why it matters: Validators still on Frankendancer will drop out of consensus when Alpenglow activates, so delegators must check their validator's software to avoid losing rewards.
Source: CryptoTicker