Solana Surges Ahead of Other Altcoins, Fueled by ‘Alpenglow’ Upgrade Momentum

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August 29, 2025

Gambar Solana Surges Ahead of Other Altcoins, Fueled by ‘Alpenglow’ Upgrade Momentum

Jakarta, Pintu News – Despite the general consolidation of the crypto market, the price of Solana increased by 3% and reached $211 on August 28. This rise came as their new consensus protocol called ‘Alpenglow’ entered the community voting stage.

SOL’s daily trading volume surged 43% as optimistic investors looked to break through the resistance level at $212, while sentiment from retail investors was at an 11-week high.

SOL also recorded double-digit weekly gains, outperforming most of the top altcoins.

Solana’s Alpenglow Proposal Enters Community Voting Stage

Solana’s latest consensus upgrade proposal called Alpenglow – coded SIMD 0326 – has now entered the community voting stage. The voting process is scheduled to take place during Epochs 840 to 842, with each epoch lasting about two days.

The main goal of this proposal was to reduce the block finalization time from 12.8 seconds to around 150 milliseconds. This development pushed the price of SOL back above $200.

This proposal was developed by Anza, a spin-off company from Solana Labs. Alpenglow proposes replacing the Proof of History mechanism – i.e. the “previously recorded hours” system – as well as the current consensus voting system known as Tower BFT.

In order to be passed, this proposal requires a two-thirds majority of “yes” votes. In Epoch 840, voter turnout was recorded at 9.87% with 9.76% of them expressing support, based on official Alpenglow consensus data.

If approved, Alpenglow is expected to significantly increase Solana’s network speed, providing a competitive advantage for high-frequency decentralized applications, institutional adoption, as well as various use cases in the DeFi sector.

While a number of major developers and validators have shown strong support for this proposal, some community members remain cautious, given Solana’s track record with reliability issues and network decentralization in the past.

Key Benefits of an Alpenglow Boost

The Alpenglow upgrade will improve the overall developer experience as well as responsiveness for users. In addition, the upgrade will also pave the way for advanced applications on the Solana network, such as real-time financial platforms, gaming, and social media.

By supporting these use cases, these changes have the potential to drive higher on-chain activity and indirectly increase demand for SOL tokens.

Achieving finality under one second is also an important milestone that can improve the overall performance of the blockchain.

Previously, Solana had tested optimistic confirmations to reduce latency. Now, through Alpenglow, the approach is formalized into a very fast and verifiable consensus protocol.

SOL Retail Euphoria Highest in 11 Weeks, Beats Other Altcoins

According to blockchain analytics firm Santiment, SOL’s recent price surge to $211 is again testing a resistance level that previously occurred back in February.

Retail investor sentiment showed very high optimism, with a ratio of 5.8 positive comments for every negative comment – the highest figure in the last 11 weeks and higher than most other altcoins.

In addition, Solana’s blockchain network is also set to capitalize on the growth of the stablecoin market in the coming years. Greg King, CEO of REX Financial, stated that Solana has the potential to be the next major player in the rapidly growing stablecoin market.

He argues that Solana’s technology has advantages over Ethereum, which is currently still leading the sector.

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