Overview
- Speaking Tuesday at Consensus Miami, Solana co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko said the Alpenglow release is due this year and could land next quarter.
- Alpenglow targets the step where validators agree on transaction order, which is the part of the network that can add delays when conditions change.
- Yakovenko said confirmations are designed to approach the physical limit of how fast signals can travel, often described as near speed of light.
- The change seeks quicker and more reliable finality, meaning a transaction is settled and cannot be reversed, which helps trading and payments where milliseconds matter.
- No specific launch date was given, and reports note the Solana Foundation has not published a formal timeline yet.