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Solana's Alpenglow runs through validator tests as mainnet awaits activation

  • —Alpenglow is listed as pending mainnet activation, with testing on testnet and devnet
  • —Anza rejected the claimed September 28 launch date, which was a feature-gate queue resumption
  • —The 150 ms target refers to consensus-layer finality, not end-to-end transaction time
  • —The upgrade initially deploys Votor, while Rotor and Turbine replacement are deferred
Why it matters: Faster finality matters for exchanges and payment providers, but the real impact depends on when mainnet activation actually happens.
Source: Cryptonews.net