Rotor
Alpenglow includes Rotor, a component that will overhaul how blocks are distributed across the network in a later release Rotor replaces Turbine Solana’s second phase of the Alpenglow upgrade is called Rotor, which handles block propagation and remains unscheduled. Rotor is a new block data-distribution protocol intended to replace Turbine. Alpenglow’s later phase introduces Rotor. The later phase of Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade is Rotor.· Entity summary generated by Graphiti
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BY VALID-FROM DATE- Alpenglow consensus upgradeLATER PHASE ISRotor
The later phase of Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade is Rotor.
- SolanaHAS UPGRADE PHASERotor
Solana’s second phase of the Alpenglow upgrade is called Rotor, which handles block propagation and remains unscheduled.
- RotorREPLACESTurbine
Rotor is a new block data-distribution protocol intended to replace Turbine.
- AlpenglowHAS NEXT PHASERotor
Alpenglow’s later phase introduces Rotor.
- AlpenglowINCLUDESRotor
Alpenglow includes Rotor, a component that will overhaul how blocks are distributed across the network in a later release
- RotorREPLACESGloas consensus layer upgrade
Rotor replaces Turbine
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Events 1
Source reports 5
- AI agents help rescue ETH’s Glamsterdam fork, ‘Steal My Bitcoin’ site: Hodler’s DigestCointelegraph · 2026-10-26
- Solana targets faster finality, while Wall Street cuts the cash that must moveCryptoSlate · 2026-10-22
- Solana’s Alpenglow launches on mainnet, targets 99% faster finalityCointelegraph · 2026-10-21
- Solana sets October 21 for massive Alpenglow upgrade that could make transactions 99% faster to finalizeCryptoSlate · 2026-10-15
- Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major UpgradeDecrypt · 2026-10-15