
Solana
Solana has started testing Alpenglow, a major consensus upgrade designed to reduce transaction finality from around 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.
Solsmint
September 23, 2026
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3 articles tagged “Crypto Payments”.

Solana has started testing Alpenglow, a major consensus upgrade designed to reduce transaction finality from around 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.

Ripple says asset managers and commercial projects are preparing for the XRP Ledger’s Batch V1.1 upgrade. The feature can group up to eight transactions and make them settle together, potentially improving delivery-versus-payment and other institutional blockchain workflows.

Japan’s SBI Group has joined Singapore-based dtcpay’s $25 million Series A funding round. The investment comes as stablecoins gain traction in payments, cross-border transfers and digital financial infrastructure.