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Solana Activates Alpenglow Consensus Protocol Targeting 150-Millisecond Finality

Anza says Alpenglow was activated on Solana mainnet-beta on October 21, replacing the consensus protocol used since launch. The change targets roughly 150-millisecond finality; further networking and post-quantum improvements remain planned.

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