What changed
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the Tower BFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12 8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major Upgrade
Why it matters
Regulatory risk around SOL can change volatility, liquidity, or sentiment. The concrete detail to watch is solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the Tower BFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12
Trading lens
Use this as constructive context from decrypt.co. Watch whether 8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely confirms momentum, invalidates active bias, or changes timing.