The Solana community voted overwhelming in favor of the long-awaited alpenglow upgrade, which brought the network one step closer to the most significant technical transformation in its history.
According to the Solana status of X Monday, 98.27% of Sol Stakers who voted, the proposal approved the proposal, with only 1.05% vote against and 0.36% fail to vote. In total, 52% of the network’s stakes participated in the vote.
The Social Management Process for SIMD-0326: Alpenglow is complete. The proposal has gone:
98.27% voted yes
1.05% voted no
0.69% voted failed
52% of the spell gave a vote– Solana status (@solanastatus) September 2, 2025
The upgrade introduces a new consensus protocol designed to dramatically improve transaction finality and network efficiency. In the heart of AlpendeLow are two new components, Votor and Rotor, which will replace Solana’s existing systems, proof-of-history and Towerbft.
Read more: What is the Block Finality?
Currently, evidence of historical time stamps is transactions to preserve their order without slowing down the network, while the Towerbft handles the voting process among validators. Alpenglow’s improvements will undergo both systems.
Votor will cut transaction finality times from over 12 seconds to approx. 150 milliseconds, which provides almost instant confirmation for users. Rotor planned for a later rollout will minimize data transfers between validator (Defi) and blockchain-based games.
With the approval of Solana, Solana is now preparing to implement the upgrade, a milestone that is expected to lock greater speed, resilience and scalability across its ecosystem.
Read more: Solana is targeted at the institute’s finality as Alpenglow upgrades heads to vote
