Solana's Alpenglow test migration succeeds, mainnet activation set for Oct. 21
- —Alpenglow v4.3.2 test cluster migration declared successful
- —Mainnet activation scheduled for epoch 1064 on Oct. 21, 2026
- —Finality time to drop from ~12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
- —SOL trades near $103–105 with a market cap of about $61 billion
Why it matters: A smooth activation would strengthen Solana's consensus and could support SOL; delays or technical issues would weigh on sentiment.
Source: Crypto Briefing