$SOL — ~$87.09

Two major developments at Consensus Miami.

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko confirmed the Alpenglow upgrade is expected to arrive as soon as next quarter. The upgrade targets transaction confirmation close to the "speed of light"- reducing finality from 12.8 seconds to 100–150 milliseconds. Alpenglow replaces Proof of History and Tower BFT entirely, moves validator voting off-chain- currently consuming 75% of block space- and passed governance with 98.27% approval. That is a complete consensus layer rebuild scheduled for Q3.

Analysts say Western Union's USDPT stablecoin on Solana could reshape its entire payment model, not just agent settlements. Q3 Alpenglow + Western Union rails. SOL at $87 is still 70% below its all-time high. Do the math.