Solana's Alpenglow upgrade, featuring the new Votor consensus mechanism, has achieved a median block finalization time of 54 milliseconds on testnet, far surpassing the 100-150 ms design target and the current mainnet average of 12.8 seconds. Votor improves efficiency by moving validator votes off-chain and using aggregated BLS signatures, enhancing network speed and resilience without changing transaction formats or fees. The upgrade passed governance with strong validator support and is slated for mainnet deployment with the Agave 4.3 release expected in late September or October 2026, pending further testnet and devnet observations.
Solana's market cap stands at Rp1.260,58 trillion as of September 30, 2026, 23:52 WIB, with a 24-hour trading volume of Rp71,75 trillion on Pluang. The token price is Rp2.149.504, up 1.24% in the last day, while buy orders dominate at 71%. This strong market activity coincides with the recent Alpenglow upgrade news, highlighting ongoing investor interest in Solana's network improvements.
Open USD, a new stablecoin supported by Mastercard, Visa, Coinbase, Stripe, and Shopify, launched on multiple blockchains including Ethereum and Solana. Unlike traditional stablecoins dominated by Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC, Open USD uses an inn...
Solana (SOL) experienced a 2.01% price decline within one hour, falling to $120 as measured on Binance's spot market. This extended its 24-hour loss to 0.60%. During the same hour, liquidations totaled approximately $2.48 million for long positions a...
Solana (SOL) saw its price increase by 2.14% within one hour, reaching $122 on September 30. The price moved up from $119 an hour earlier on Binance's SOL/USDT market and was 1.13% higher compared to the previous day. During the same hour, short liqu...
After a $285 million hack on Drift Protocol linked to North Korean hackers in April 2026, Solana's DeFi total value locked (TVL) has recovered to over $6.5 billion, a 38% rise in two months. This recovery was driven by a $127.5 million recovery fund ...
Institutional interest in cryptocurrencies is growing, driven by ETFs and genuine utility tokens. Bitcoin remains the foundational crypto with strong institutional demand and a capped supply, making it a core portfolio asset. Ethereum supports decent...
