Solana’s Alpenglow Goes Live Wednesday in Its Biggest Network Overhaul Since 2020
Key Highlights Faster block production: Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade is targeting roughly 200-millisecond block times, bringing the network closer to the feel of a card payment or a trade on a centralized exchange. Lower validator costs: Alpenglow replaces the current vote-fee model with a flat 0.8 $SOL admission ticket per epoch, a period of about 24 ...