Announcements
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Anza paused Agave release activity for Breakpoint and set v4.5 feature activation on mainnet to begin 14 Dec.
Release work is paused 11-18 Nov and feature activations resume 19 Nov; v4.5 brings rent reduction (SIMD-0437) and direct mapping (SIMD-0460).
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Alpenglow, Solana's new consensus protocol, went live on mainnet, replacing TowerBFT.
Anza says finality drops to about 150 milliseconds from 12.8 seconds.
Why it matters Solana transactions now become final in about 150 milliseconds instead of 12.8 seconds.
Solana's 200ms slot time went live on mainnet at epoch 1053, completing the SIMD-0525 reduction from 400ms.
Blocks now arrive twice as often with half the room each, and a recent blockhash expires after about 30 seconds instead of 60.
Why it matters Solana now makes a block every 200ms, twice as often as before.
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Inside the Bunker: Are We in Cryptography's End Days?
Anza Brennan WattNear Protocol Illia PolosukhinFrontier/1 Tee Ganbold (host)

