Why Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade, TPS Race, and RWA Growth Matter? Solana news had a busy week across three fronts at once. The network kept moving its long-awaited Alpenglow upgrade toward mainnet, a change built to make transactions final in milliseconds instead of seconds.At the same time, Internet Computer briefly overtook the blockchain on real-time transaction speed, while data from MSBIntel showed Solana's tokenized equity volume climbing to $3.32 billion.Together, these updates paint a picture of a network still building core infrastructure while its ecosystem keeps growing fast.Quick Summary The network is preparing validators for its Alpenglow upgrade, a core change aimed at near-instant transaction finality. Internet Computer briefly passed Solana in real-time transactions per second, though SOL still leads over 24-hour and 7-day windows. SOL's tokenized equity volume has grown 2,400 times in one year, reaching $3.32 billion. Solana's Alpenglow Upgrade Moves Closer to MainnetSOL's core development teams are actively preparing validators for Alpenglow, the network's biggest consensus change since launch. The update lets validators register new cryptographic keys, a required step before full activation.Alpenglow replaces the network's...
