99% support the upgrade of Solana Alpenglow to 150ms so far

Solana's Alpenglow proposal is nearing approval after receiving over 99% support, with only two days left for voting. The protocol developed by Anza is considered the largest upgrade in Solana's history, reducing transaction completion time from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds, nearly 100 times faster and equivalent to current internet infrastructure.

If successful, Solana will surpass Sui (400ms) and even be faster than Google search (~200ms), reinforcing its position as the fastest layer-1 blockchain. This upgrade extends Solana's application potential beyond payments, transactions, or gaming, targeting fields that require real-time processing.

Alpenglow has two main components: Votor, which replaces TowerBFT to shorten the validation cycle, and Rotor, which replaces proof-of-history to speed up network synchronization. However, it does not completely eliminate the risk of network downtime, although the upcoming Firedancer client may improve stability.