2026-01-05 11:25:05

According to the latest news, Solana is preparing to roll out a major consensus upgrade codenamed "Alpenglow" gradually from early to mid-2026. This upgrade is quite significant—it will replace the existing Tower BFT and PoH mechanisms entirely with Votor and Rotor.

Let's talk about what these two new components are. Votor is mainly responsible for vote aggregation, which can finalize the confirmation in 1 to 2 rounds; Rotor reconstructs the block propagation layer by introducing a stake-weighted relay mechanism. It sounds quite complex, but the core goal is to accelerate speed.

The data shows a clear effect. Currently, Solana's theoretical finality time is about 12.8 seconds; after the upgrade, it can be reduced to 100-150 milliseconds, which means a 100x increase in speed. Even more impressive, according to simulation results, block propagation can reach as fast as 18 milliseconds. This represents a qualitative leap in on-chain transaction latency and application experience.

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WalletsWatcher

· 01-08 11:25

100x speed boost? Sounds a bit unbelievable, we'll have to see if it can really be achieved by 2026. Honestly, I need to study this new mechanism of Solana. Votor and Rotor sound like they want to completely overhaul the system. Hopefully, this time they can stabilize. 18 milliseconds propagation delay? If they can really achieve that number, it would indeed be a game changer. All the praise before the upgrade, but the key is to see the actual performance after launch. Alpenglow sounds like a big project. 2026 is still far away, and there are too many variables in between. This time, they are really going to overhaul the underlying Tower BFT and PoH, which feels quite bold. The number 100x is indeed impressive, but whether the network's actual throughput can keep up is the real key.

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GoldDiggerDuck

· 01-07 09:13

A 100x speed increase? Are you joking? If 18 milliseconds of propagation can truly be stabilized, that would be incredible.

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MevShadowranger

· 01-06 04:27

A 100x speed boost? To truly achieve this, the entire SOL ecosystem would need to be rewritten, but it won't be launched until 2026... Gotta wait.

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StealthMoon

· 01-05 11:54

A 100x speed increase—if that actually happens, it would be incredible. Can you imagine how crazy MEV competition would be back then?

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CryptoHistoryClass

· 01-05 11:53

*checks notes* ah yes, the classic "100x speed improvement" thesis... statistically speaking, this is exactly how the 2017 scaling wars narrative started before reality hit different. solana already promised blazing fast confirmation times, now they're promising even faster ones. fascinating pattern recognition moment here.

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BagHolderTillRetire

· 01-05 11:32

A 100x speed boost—if that really becomes a reality, it would be incredible. But we've heard Solana's promises many times before, haha. Wait, it's not until 2026 for the launch? How long is that...

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