Solana Slips 0.6% to $105.02 a Day After the Alpenglow Upgrade

• Solana (SOL) is trading at $105.02, down 0.6% on the day.

• Solana executed the Alpenglow upgrade on October 21, 2026, according to CoinDesk.

• Alpenglow introduces a new consensus protocol that cuts transaction finality to about 150 milliseconds.

• It’s the blockchain’s largest technical change since 2020.

Solana is trading at $105.02, a daily decline of 0.6%. The move comes a day after Solana executed its Alpenglow upgrade, according to CoinDesk.

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Solana Price Today

• Price: $105.02

• Daily change: -0.6%

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Main News: Solana Executes the Alpenglow Upgrade

Solana executed the Alpenglow upgrade on October 21, 2026. It introduces a new consensus protocol that cuts transaction finality to about 150 milliseconds.

The upgrade is the largest technical change for the blockchain since 2020.

Alpenglow at a Glance

• Date: October 21, 2026

• What it is: a new consensus protocol

• Finality time: about 150 milliseconds

• Significance: the largest technical change for Solana since 2020

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Summary: Solana News Today

Solana is trading at $105.02, down 0.6%, a day after its Alpenglow upgrade introduced a consensus protocol targeting about 150-millisecond finality.

• Price: $105.02 (-0.6%)

• Upgrade: Alpenglow, executed October 21, 2026

• Finality: about 150 milliseconds

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