With 98% community consensus, Solana is preparing to deploy the Alpenglow upgrade that replaces the old consensus mechanism with Votors and Rotors.
Solana approves historic “Alpenglow” upgrade. Photo: DL News
The Solana network just hit a landmark milestone as the community reached near-unanimous consensus on the “Alpenglow” upgrade.
The community governance process for SIMD-0326: Alpenglow is complete. The proposal has passed:
— Solana Status (@SolanaStatus) September 2, 2025
98.27% voted Yes
1.05% voted No
0.69% voted Abstain
52% of Stake cast a vote
The results of the vote showed that 98.27% of Staking supported the proposal, with only 1.05% opposing and 0.36% abstaining. Notably, 52% of the total SOL Stake across the network participated, demonstrating the community’s deep interest and strong belief in this change.
Overhauling the consensus mechanism
- The key to Alpenglow is the decision to overhaul the entire consensus mechanism , which is the “heart” of blockchain. Instead of relying on the current system of Proof-of-History (PoH) - used to timestamp and order transactions - and TowerBFT - a voting mechanism between validators, Solana will switch to two completely new components:
Votor: Cuts transaction completion time from over 12 seconds to just around 150 milliseconds, providing a near-instant confirmation experience for users.
Rotor: Will be deployed at a later stage, with the aim of reducing the amount of data transmitted between validators, to meet the explosive demand from DeFi and on-chain gaming that require extremely high speed and bandwidth.
- This is also a complete redefinition of the consensus platform, paving the way for Solana to reach a level of speed, scalability, and sustainability that can compete directly with traditional payment systems like Visa.
Market effects and new expectations
- Immediately after the voting results were announced, the price of SOL increased by nearly 6% in the past 24 hours, reaching around $211 - outperforming both Bitcoin and Ethereum at the same time. Many analysts expect this coin to soon reach $215 in September and even reach $250 by the end of the year.
SOL price movement in the last 24 hours, screenshot from CoinGecko at 09:30 AM on 03/09/2025
- In addition, Alpenglow is considered an important catalyst to attract institutional Capital , expand applications for decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming and even payments on a global scale.
- However, some analysts also warn. Despite the strong price increase of SOL , network activity is showing signs of decline. Solana 's daily active addresses have dropped by 80% in the past 4 months, creating a gap between price and actual usage. According to historical data, this scenario has a 90% chance of a bearish reversal if there is no corresponding recovery in network activity.
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