Key Takeaways Solana’s biggest consensus overhaul is set for Oct. 21, with Alpenglow promising to cut transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to just 150 milliseconds. The upgrade replaces Solana’s existing voting system with Votor, allowing validators to reach agreements much faster without putting every vote onchain. Despite the excitement surrounding Alpenglow, SOL is trading near $106, down 10% over two weeks and nearly 64% below its all-time high. Solana Prepares for Its Biggest Consensus Overhaul “It’s time,” Anza wrote on the social media platform X. “Alpenglow goes live on mainnet-beta Wednesday, October 21, ~14:50 UTC. 18 months of work for …