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Solana Alpenglow Goes Live in 'Most Ambitious' Upgrade Since Ethereum's Merge
Decrypt · Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:24:25 GMT
Hype 35/100 · Market impact 55/100 · Breaking 54/100
Tags: ETH, SOL
Solana’s new consensus protocol has gone live after a handoff on the live network, retiring TowerBFT, which had run Solana since its 2020 launch.
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