Solana is set to enhance its transaction speeds significantly with the impending Alpenglow upgrade, after validators approved the proposal with a 98% vote in favor. This upgrade will revise Solana's consensus protocol, resulting in transaction finality times being reduced to approximately 150-200 milliseconds, a dramatic improvement from the current 12.8 seconds. Expected to enter testnet by December 2025 and launch on the mainnet by Q1 2026, Alpenglow aims to align Solana’s performance with centralized finance systems. Max Resnick, lead economist at Anza, highlighted that users will notice increased speed in application performance and quicker deposit confirmations at exchanges. This upgrade marks a significant overhaul of Solana's infrastructure and aims to enable processing speeds up to one million transactions per second in the future. The Solana community and developer ecosystem express confidence that Alpenglow will bolster Solana's position as a leader in the blockchain space, providing a robust roadmap for its growth and the establishment of efficient financial markets.

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