Solana Network Performance - Solana's Alpenglow upgrade is expected in early 2026, targeting 100ms finality [1] - This finality is projected to be 120x faster than Ethereum's 12-second blocks [1] DeFi Implications - Phoenix and Drift can potentially operate order books with latency comparable to centralized exchanges (CEX) [1] - Solana aims to eliminate the need for separate CEX and DEX strategies for market makers [1] - DeFi protocols designed for 400ms latency could experience a 4x speed improvement [1]