Ecosystems

The new consensus protocol retires TowerBFT, which had run Solana since its 2020 launch, after a handoff on the live network.

Solana's largest consensus upgrade since the network launched in 2020 brings sub-second, deterministic finality SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Anza, the leading core engineering team behind Solana, today announced that Alpenglow, Solana's new co…

Solana’s first major consensus upgrade is targeting 99% finality reduction, seeking to offer users near-immediate transaction settlement and more responsive applications.

Ethereum’s next big scaling hurdle isn’t just how many transactions it can handle. It’s the amount of permanent data that those transactions leave behind. That is part of what the next Glamsterdam upgrade will address, with new gas rules that more accurately …

The Alpenglow upgrade could boost Solana's market position and user adoption by significantly enhancing transaction speed and network efficiency. The post Solana activates Alpenglow upgrade, cuts transaction finality to 150ms appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed migration and rollb…

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Hylo's funding boost signals strong confidence in Solana's DeFi ecosystem, potentially driving innovation and growth in decentralized finance. The post Hylo raises $1M in strategic round led by Solana Ventures appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Is About to Go Live. Is SOL a Better Buy Than XRP? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. The highly anticipated Alpenglow upgrade for Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), the network’s most significant change in years, is set to go live on Oct…

Solana's Alpenglow upgrade could enhance its appeal to institutional users, potentially increasing adoption and impacting market dynamics. The post Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade aims to cut finality time to 150 milliseconds appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The flagged validators' unpreparedness could disrupt Solana's network stability and impact stakeholders' confidence in the upgrade. The post Solana validators holding 20.3% of stake flagged as unprepared before Alpenglow appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The Glamsterdam upgrade on Hoodi testnet may enhance Ethereum's scalability, but market impact remains limited without a mainnet timeline. The post Ethereum sets October 26 for Glamsterdam upgrade on Hoodi testnet appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Solana's SDK update could accelerate app development efficiency, impacting the broader ecosystem by facilitating smoother migrations and innovation. The post Solana launches v3 of its JavaScript SDK to streamline app development appeared first on Crypto Brief…

Ethereum’s next major upgrade has another date on the calendar, though it is not a mainnet launch. Developers have scheduled Glamsterdam to activate on the Hoodi test network on October 26, a further step in testing changes to how Ethereum produces blocks and…

Fidelity's positive assessment of Solana could boost institutional confidence, but concerns over validator concentration may impact decentralization. The post Fidelity report gives Solana a clean bill of health, with a few notes appeared first on Crypto Brief…

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The USD-denominated deposit token now supports peer-to-peer transfers within the Ethereum Virtual Machine ecosystem, including Base.

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TL;DR: Research attributed to Castle Labs puts Solana’s real-world asset market at about $4.3 billion, versus $700 million a year earlier. Ethereum remains substantially larger, but the gap has narrowed sharply. Solana’s next growth story may have less to do …

TL;DR: Fidelity’s technology research team says Solana has operated for more than two years without a major mainnet outage, while maintaining roughly 99.7% vote success. It also warns that validator and infrastructure concentration remain important concerns. …

The first round of BTT repurchased with decentralized service revenue has been completely burned, as BitTorrent leverages its reimagined architecture to pivot toward Web3 and AI infrastructure.    BitTorrent, a cornerstone of decentralized infrastructure in t…

HONG KONG, October 18, 2026 – As quantum computing advances, the challenge extends beyond Bitcoin’s cryptography to the financial infrastructure built around it. Quantum computing is emerging as one of Bitcoin’s long-term security challenges. A sufficiently p…

Solana's ecosystem growth could signal a market reevaluation, potentially boosting investor confidence and driving future price increases. The post Solana ecosystem growth suggests potential undervaluation at $105 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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TL;DR: Arbitrum representatives have presented the network’s infrastructure and revenue model to European financial institutions managing substantial assets. The meetings should not be confused with confirmed investment commitments to ARB. Arbitrum is increas…

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