July 12, 2026·Bullish·tech development

Solana's Alpenglow Frees 75% Block Space by Eliminating Vote Transactions

Solana's Alpenglow upgrade removes vote transactions from blocks, freeing up 75% of block space. On a shadow fork, the upgrade achieved a 350ms tail latency (p95), highlighting performance improvements beyond the 150ms finality figure.

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solana killed vote transactions with alpenglow and freed 75% of block space overnight. the number that matters isn't the 150ms finality headline, it's the p95: shadow fork printed 350ms tail latency, not 150. and freed capacity only counts if it fills with rwa/perps flow instead