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Triton One Publishes Alpenglow Integrator Guide: What Solana RPC, gRPC and Indexing Users Must Change
Triton One's 7 October guide lists what Solana RPC, gRPC streaming and indexing users must change for Alpenglow: bank_id, vote-free blocks and commitments.
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Solana Scholars Opens Funded Three-Month Research Internships for PhD Students
Solana Scholars offers funded 3-month research internships for PhD students in consensus, networking, cryptography and economics, with rolling applications.
Anza Researchers Propose a Geo-Aware Solana Leader Schedule in SIMD-0674 and SIMD-0675
Anza researchers Quentin Kniep and Roger Wattenhofer wrote SIMD-0674 and SIMD-0675, a geo-aware Solana leader schedule that cut simulated handover delay 53%.
Alpenglow Is Live on Solana Devnet as Anza Retires TowerBFT at Slot 504148999
Anza says Alpenglow is live on Solana devnet after the handoff at slot
Alpenglow Is Live on Solana Testnet as Anza Retires TowerBFT and Votor Takes
'Alpenglow is live on Solana testnet: Anza says TowerBFT was retired
Alpenglow Heads to Solana Testnet as Frankendancer Era Ends; Anza Publishes Agave v4.4 Schedule
Anza says Alpenglow activates on Solana testnet this week, ending Frankendancer's testnet run. Devnet follows, then mainnet after an observation period; no date yet.
Anza Issues Live Upgrade Call: Agave v4.3 Is the Recommended Version for All
Anza recommends Agave v4.3 for all Solana mainnet-beta validators from Sep 21. The release carries Alpenglow, which activates testnet first; no mainnet date yet.
Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade: Agave v4.3 Hits General Adoption Day Ahead of a Testnet-First Rollout
Sep 21 marks Anza's general adoption milestone for Agave v4.3, the release carrying Alpenglow. Activation runs testnet, then devnet, then mainnet; no mainnet date yet.
Solana Transaction V1 Heads to Mainnet September 9: Format, Breaking Changes, and What It Unlocks
Solana Transaction V1 activates on mainnet September 9, expanding max tx size to 4,096 bytes and enabling ZK proofs, BLS signatures, and large multisigs.
Transaction V1 Activates on Solana Testnet at Epoch 1025, Tripling Max Transaction Size
Transaction V1 (SIMD-0385) activated on Solana testnet at epoch 1025, tripling max transaction size to 4,096 bytes. Mainnet activation targets September 9.
SIMD-0296 Raises Solana's Maximum Transaction Size to 4,096 Bytes with New
"SIMD-0296 raises Solana's transaction size limit from 1,232 to 4,096
Solana Testnet Achieves 250ms Slot Times Alongside 10,000 TPS Under Synthetic Load
Anza CEO Brennan Watt reports 250ms slots and 10,000 TPS at 236ms on Solana testnet under synthetic load, step four of five under SIMD-0525 toward 200ms.
Kalshi Becomes First Prediction Market to Stream Live Order Books on DoubleZero Edge
Kalshi is now streaming real-time Level 1 and Level 2 order book data on DoubleZero Edge, the dedicated-fiber multicast network used by NYSE, NASDAQ, and CME.
Eight Hours of 350ms Slots Hold on Solana Testnet, Mainnet Targeted for August 17
Anza CEO Brennan Watt confirmed 8 straight hours of stable 350ms slots on Solana testnet, the first SIMD-0525 milestone before mainnet activation on August 17.
Anza Releases Jetstreamer 0.7.0 with Terminal UI and Thread Work-Stealing
Anza's Jetstreamer 0.7.0 adds a terminal UI, Old Faithful slot index format support, and thread work-stealing to the free Solana ledger history downloader.
Anza Activates First Slot Time Reduction Feature on Solana Testnet
"SIMD-0525's first feature gate activates on Solana testnet August 5,
Coinbase's Solana Validator Joins DoubleZero Edge as Participation Crosses 58%
Coinbase's Solana validator connected to DoubleZero Edge on June 24, pushing participation from 43% at April launch to over 58% of validators in under three months.
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