Protocol Update - Alpenglow is a new consensus protocol for Solana, replacing Proof-of-History and TowerBFT [1] - Alpenglow aims to reduce block finality from 12800ms to 150ms, a reduction of approximately 988% [1]

Protocol Upgrade Proposal - Solana's Alpenglow (SIMD-0326) proposal has entered community governance [1] - The proposal aims to reduce block finality from 12800 milliseconds to approximately 150 milliseconds [1] Governance & Voting - Voting will occur between Epochs 840-420 (current epoch: 834, ~2 days each) [1] - The proposal requires 2/3 (66.67%) of total votes (yes + no) to pass [1]