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title: "Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major Upgrade"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/solana-sets-a-date-for-its-next-major-upgrade/
date: 2026-10-14
modified: 2026-10-14
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely."
categories:
  - "Technology"
word_count: 29
---

# Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major Upgrade

Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely.