Solana Activates Alpenglow on Mainnet, Swapping Out TowerBFT for a Faster Consensus Engine

Solana activated Alpenglow on mainnet, replacing TowerBFT with a faster consensus engine. Onchain data shows the handover occurred at about 13:54 UTC on Wednesday, and finality now takes roughly 150 milliseconds. The upgrade, confirmed by Solana and Anza accounts, aims to improve network speed and efficiency.