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Solana (SOL) Price: Can the Alpenglow Upgrade Turn Around a 10% Weekly Drop?

CoinCentral·October 14, 2026·1 min read
Solana (SOL) Price: Can the Alpenglow Upgrade Turn Around a 10% Weekly Drop?

Solana's Alpenglow upgrade lands October 21, targeting transaction finality of about 150 milliseconds. SOL trades near $107.80, up 0.3% in 24 hours but down over 10.5% in seven days. Alpenglow replaces TowerBFT with Votor, removing validator vote transactions from blocks. SkyAI sold 1 million SOL worth $107 million.

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