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title: "Solana sets October 21 for massive Alpenglow upgrade that could make transactions 99% faster to finalize"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/solana-sets-october-21-for-massive-alpenglow-upgrade-that-could-make-transactions-99-faster-to-finalize/
date: 2026-10-14
modified: 2026-10-14
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author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "The mainnet plan calls for a live consensus replacement, with roughly 150ms finality dependent on network conditions and a coordinated validator handoff. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the..."
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---

# Solana sets October 21 for massive Alpenglow upgrade that could make transactions 99% faster to finalize

The mainnet plan calls for a live consensus replacement, with roughly 150ms finality dependent on network conditions and a coordinated validator handoff.

[Read the full story on CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/solana-sets-october-21-for-massive-alpenglow-upgrade-that-could-make-transactions-99-faster-to-finalize/)

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