Solana Could Soon Witness Its Largest Consensus Change as Developer Proposes 'Alpenglow'

Solana $SOL , a fast and popular blockchain, might get a major upgrade called Alpenglow, proposed by Anza, a team from Solana Labs. This could be the biggest change to how Solana works since it started. Here’s what it means in simple terms:

• What is Alpenglow? It’s a new way for Solana’s network to agree on transactions, replacing the current system (Proof of History and TowerBFT).

• Why does it matter? Alpenglow could make transactions super fast, finalizing them in just 100-150 milliseconds (down from 12.8 seconds). That’s as quick as using apps like Visa or PayPal!

• How does it work? It uses two parts:

• Votor: Handles voting to confirm transactions quickly.

• Rotor: Speeds up how data is shared across the network.

• What’s next? The upgrade is being tested now. If the Solana community approves it through a proposal (SIMD), it could go live on the main network by late 2025.

This could make Solana faster and more reliable for things like NFT trading, gaming, or DeFi apps, bringing it closer to real-time internet speeds! 🚀