Crypto
Solana begins testing Alpenglow, its biggest consensus overhaul
Solana\'s next-generation consensus overhaul, Alpenglow, has started running on a community test cluster. The move lets validator operators test the new consensus software in conditions close to a live network before any mainnet rollout. The update aims to verify whether Solana can move to a faster structure, potentially cutting transaction finality from seconds to near real time. Developers are also testing the transition process, dubbed Alpenswitch.
