Alpenglow, Solana's new consensus protocol developed by Anza, is now active on mainnet-beta, retiring the legacy TowerBFT. The genesis block formed at slot 459,653,000 during activation epoch 1064, with 654 validators participating and a handoff time of 900ms. According to the announcement, 150ms cryptographically guaranteed settlement benefits institutions and capital markets, enables web3 apps matching web2 responsiveness for developers, and supports instant permissionless payments for AI agents. Users are invited to transact onchain and report the experience.

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Thread · 8 of 15 events · started 21 Sep 19:37 · last update 21 Oct 14:55
  1. Thread startSolana validators upgrade to Agave v4.3 ahead of Alpenglow mainnet activation3 acc.
  2. UpdateSolana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade moves to testnet this week9 acc.
  3. UpdateSolana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade goes live on public testnet5 acc.
  4. UpdateAnza’s Alpenglow testnet reaches the validator migration boundary5 acc.
  5. UpdateSolana’s Alpenglow upgrade targets 150 ms finality at October 21 mainnet activation7 acc.
  6. UpdateSolana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade goes live3 acc.
  7. UpdatePosts claim Solana is 95% faster after a consensus update7 acc.
  8. UpdateSolana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade goes live2 acc.
  9. Leviathan published this article

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  • @Cuzo1Ace Cuzo1Ace| 🏝️/acc 🇹🇹First reportOn X ↗

    Freedom is here 💜@anza_xyz in history forever, thank you for the dedication, innovation and the glory 🫟 The @solana bout to glow purple, and ya goin to like it 😈 https://t.co/QdmI76tSRG

  • @waldruupi WaddahOn X ↗

    You will never understand the amount of coordination and sweat it took to take this live. Congrats @anza_xyz Congrats @solana What a day. https://t.co/3o73T1gkE4

  • @rajgokal raj 🖤On X ↗

    huge accomplishment. congrats @bw_solana, the entire @anza_xyz team, many of whom have been grinding nonstop since years before the network went live and any of this was validated as being worth anything in a crowded landscape. engineers relentlessly improving performance. https://t.co/SAB2wFQY28

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  • @RaydiumOn X ↗

    Solana is now 95% faster trillions

  • @Kurosh_La Kurosh 🕶️On X ↗

    با آپدیت و مکانیزم جدید اجماع، الان سولانا ۹۵٪ نسبت به دیروز سریعتر شده است. https://t.co/ryPVq3zrMH

  • @jonbking JKOn X ↗

    Solana is undergoing one of the most important upgrades in its history today. 12.8 seconds -- 150 miliseconds A potential 99% reduction in transaction finality. Here's what the upgrade means for Solana, institutional adoption, tokenization, and the price of $SOL Thread🧵

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Open1,691 open positions · 1,584 long · 107 short

Tracked accounts lean long about 97% of the time, so a long-heavy book is normal, not a signal. As of 21 Oct 16:05 UTC.

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Since 21 Oct 13:11 UTC8 calls opened · 8 long · 0 short

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@dippy_eth long · entry $107.00alpha −0.264 · 22% hit rate · 23 scored
@CastilloTrading long · entry $107.00alpha +0.021 · 76% hit rate · 29 scored
@CryptoJobs3 long · entry $107.00alpha −0.095 · 42% hit rate · 152 scored

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Crowding40th percentile · vs last 28 days, 50 typical
Pulse 24h94/100 · unusualness of new calls, 0–100, 50 typical, higher means more long than usual
Book97.3% long · 11,080 accounts

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