{"id":46368,"date":"2025-09-03T07:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T00:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/solanas-alpenglow-upgrade-clears-governance-vote-for-implementation\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T00:54:14","slug":"solanas-alpenglow-upgrade-clears-governance-vote-for-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/solanas-alpenglow-upgrade-clears-governance-vote-for-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana\u2019s Alpenglow upgrade clears governance vote for implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-gtm-locator=\"articles\" data-v-43e640e6>\n<article id=\"article-213295\" data-v-43e640e6>\n<p itemprop=\"description\" data-v-43e640e6> The Solana overhaul is expected to decrease transaction finality to 150 milliseconds \u2014 increasing the speed by about 100-fold. <\/p>\n<div data-v-43e640e6><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" ><img  loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=1434\/https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-09\/01990b97-30e4-7d06-8f0a-7d463af88962\" alt=\"Solana\u2019s Alpenglow upgrade clears governance vote for implementation\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div data-v-43e640e6>\n<div data-v-43e640e6>\n<p>After a two-week governance process in which more than half of validators cast votes, Solana is set to be upgraded using the Alpenglow consensus protocol.<\/p>\n<p>According to the results of the governance process released on Tuesday, more than 98% <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/solanastatus\/status\/1962875262938628136\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"null\">voted<\/a> yes to approve the new consensus protocol for Solana, with a 52% stake participating. <\/p>\n<p>The Alpenglow upgrade is <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.solana.com\/t\/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol\/4236\/2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/forum.solana.com\/t\/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol\/4236\/2\">expected<\/a> to reduce the transaction finality to 150 milliseconds from more than 12 seconds, significantly overhauling the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt these speeds, Solana could realize Web2-level responsiveness with L1 finality, unlocking new use cases that require both speed and cryptographic certainty,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/solana.com\/news\/blog-internet-capital-markets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/solana.com\/news\/blog-internet-capital-markets\">said<\/a> the Solana Foundation in an Aug. 21 blog post, adding: \u201cThe compounding effect of these initiatives and the many others in the Solana ecosystem is financial infrastructure that operates at internet speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"17715136\"><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Alpenglow\u2019s components, called Votor and Rotor, will effectively replace Solana\u2019s TowerBFT and proof-of-history, respectively. Votor is expected to significantly cut down on transaction finality, while Rotor will replace the proof-of-history timestamping system and reduce the time required for data transfers between validators.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/solana-vs-btc-chart-points-to-explosive-breakout-sol-price-300\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Solana vs. Bitcoin chart points to explosive SOL price breakout to $300<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The governance process, which <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/99-percent-solana-voters-favor-alpenglow-upgrade\" rel=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/99-percent-solana-voters-favor-alpenglow-upgrade\" target=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/99-percent-solana-voters-favor-alpenglow-upgrade\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/99-percent-solana-voters-favor-alpenglow-upgrade\">kicked off on Aug. 21<\/a>, required a quorum threshold of 33% of votes to be considered. About 1% voted not to implement Alpenglow, while 0.69% abstained.<\/p>\n<h2>Solana edging into politics with advocacy group<\/h2>\n<p>In March, the Solana Policy Institute, bringing together \u201cleading voices from across the Solana ecosystem,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/blockchain-association-kristin-smith-solana-policy-institute\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/blockchain-association-kristin-smith-solana-policy-institute\">launched with the goal <\/a>of educating policymakers on blockchain applications. The organization is one of many US-based groups that may be <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/crypto-advocacy-groups-support-brian-quintenz-cftc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/crypto-advocacy-groups-support-brian-quintenz-cftc\">influencing lawmakers\u2019 and regulators\u2019 positions<\/a> on crypto and blockchain.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0XzRHlu5A7I?start=\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Since its launch, the organization <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/solana-institute-pledges-500k-tornado-cash-roman-storm\" rel=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/solana-institute-pledges-500k-tornado-cash-roman-storm\" target=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/solana-institute-pledges-500k-tornado-cash-roman-storm\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/solana-institute-pledges-500k-tornado-cash-roman-storm\">pledged $500,000 toward the legal defense<\/a> of Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev. Storm was <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tornado-cash-roman-storm-found-guilty-partial-verdict\" rel=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tornado-cash-roman-storm-found-guilty-partial-verdict\" target=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tornado-cash-roman-storm-found-guilty-partial-verdict\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tornado-cash-roman-storm-found-guilty-partial-verdict\">found guilty of one felony count<\/a> out of the three he had been facing in August, and it was unclear at the time of publication whether prosecutors would move for a retrial. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/solana-seeker-review-is-the-500-crypto-phone-worth-it\/\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Solana Seeker review: Is the $500 crypto phone worth it?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/zoa.cointelegraph.com\/pixel?postId=213295&#038;regionId=1\" data-v-43e640e6><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Solana overhaul is expected to decrease transaction finality to 150 milliseconds \u2014 increasing the speed by about 100-fold. 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