Solana is trading near $82 after climbing 10% in under a day, and the real story is Alpenglow — the network's biggest consensus overhaul ever, aiming to cut transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds down to just 100–150 milliseconds, faster than a Visa card swipe.
Mainnet activation is targeted for late Q3 or early Q4 2026. Goldman Sachs has already disclosed a $108M position in spot Solana ETFs, and Solana just launched on-chain governance, letting stakers vote on network changes for the first time.
Network fundamentals — active addresses near 7 million, throughput approaching 1,100 transactions per second — are hitting yearly highs even while the price sits well below January 2025's all-time high of $293.
#Solana #SOL #Alpenglow #CryptoETF #Web3
Mainnet activation is targeted for late Q3 or early Q4 2026. Goldman Sachs has already disclosed a $108M position in spot Solana ETFs, and Solana just launched on-chain governance, letting stakers vote on network changes for the first time.
Network fundamentals — active addresses near 7 million, throughput approaching 1,100 transactions per second — are hitting yearly highs even while the price sits well below January 2025's all-time high of $293.
#Solana #SOL #Alpenglow #CryptoETF #Web3