CryptoSlate October 22, 2026

Solana targets faster finality, while Wall Street cuts the cash that must move

Solana targets faster finality, while Wall Street cuts the cash that must move

Solana activated Alpenglow on mainnet on Oct. 21 at slot 459,653,000, replacing TowerBFT with a consensus design that targets about 150 milliseconds to finality. Under the new protocol, confirmed and finalized become the same state. At the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), multilateral netting cuts the value of equities payment obligations by an average of…

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