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  "id": 15903686,
  "title": "Solana Alpenglow Goes Live in 'Most Ambitious' Upgrade Since Ethereum's Merge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/solana-alpenglow-goes-live-in-most-ambitious-upgrade-since-ethereums",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:24:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Decrypt",
    "slug": "decrypt",
    "url": "https://decrypt.co/381484/solana-alpenglow-goes-live-in-most-ambitious-upgrade-since-ethereums-merge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The new consensus protocol retires TowerBFT, which had run Solana since its 2020 launch, after a handoff on the live network.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/solanas-alpenglow-its-biggest-network-overhaul-since-2020-goes-live",
        "published": "2026-10-21T04:35:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Solana’s Alpenglow launches on mainnet, targets 99% faster finality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/solanas-alpenglow-launches-on-mainnet-targets-99-faster-finality",
        "published": "2026-10-21T13:57:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Anza’s Alpenglow goes live on Solana, cutting finality to 150 milliseconds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/anzas-alpenglow-goes-live-on-solana-cutting-finality-to-150",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:24:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}