Here’s a 10‑line summary of Solana’s future updates & roadmap (2025–2026):
Solana plans major protocol upgrades to improve speed, scalability, and reliability. �
BTCC
The Alpenglow consensus upgrade aims to cut block finality to ~150 ms and reduce validator costs. �
BTCC +1
Network block space is set to double, boosting throughput potential. �
Solana Compass
A new consensus algorithm will remove vote transactions for faster block times. �
Solana Compass
Firedancer, an independent validator client, targets 1M+ transactions per second. �
Messari
Improvements are being made to transaction prioritization, networking, and spam resistance. �
Messari
The ecosystem is adding confidential transfers and privacy features. �
solanacompass.com
Solana is expanding cross‑chain and NFT ecosystem collaborations. �
bulbapp.io
Institutional adoption (e.g., tokenization and financial use cases) is increasing. �
reuters.com
A regulated Solana futures market is planned (e.g., CME Group launches), potentially aiding ETF approvals. �
