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Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds

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Alpenglow would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost immediately.

Directly affected

  • HSDT Solana

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • GSOL GRAYSCALE SOLANA STAKING ETF

    GA selected GSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • QSOL INVESCO GALAXY SOLANA ETF

    GA selected QSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SOLM AMPLIFY ETF TR SOLANA 3% MONTH

    GA selected SOLM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • TSOL 21SHARES SOLANA ETF

    GA selected TSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • VSOL VanEck Solana ETF

    GA selected VSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
HSDT———————
GSOL———————
QSOL———————
SOLM———————
TSOL———————
VSOL———————

Alpenglow would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost immediately.

Source: CoinDesk

Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds,” Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) is -11.47%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.09% over the same days, a -11.38% difference versus the market.

GSOL
SPY

Who gains and who loses around Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL)

Companies carried with this story

  • GSOL Grayscale Solana Staking ETF

    For “Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds,” Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • QSOL Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF

    Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF (QSOL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.” Reason on file: GA selected QSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SOLM Amplify Etf Tr Solana 3% Month

    Amplify Etf Tr Solana 3% Month (SOLM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.” Reason on file: GA selected SOLM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSOL 21Shares Solana Staking ETF

    21Shares Solana Staking ETF (TSOL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.” Reason on file: GA selected TSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • VSOL VanEck Solana ETF

    For “Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds,” VanEck Solana ETF (VSOL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected VSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL)

The 23 Sep 2026 story “Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds” names Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) because of this story.

Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) is on the page because GA selected GSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF (QSOL) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected QSOL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: solana. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL), and the dates in the story

GSOL traded between 7.66 and 9.35 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 7.87. QSOL traded between 10.15 and 12.27 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.42. SOLM traded between 9.40 and 10.93 across 3 sessions. The latest close on file is 9.40.

What the saved facts support for Grayscale Solana Staking ETF (GSOL)

40 out of 100

“Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.