Excluding validator votes from block data provides a more accurate measure of Solana network activity

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During the October 21, 2026 Alpenglow migration, Solana will operate under its legacy voting system for the first 5,000 slots before transitioning to Alpenglow approximately 18 minutes later

Under the Alpenglow upgrade scheduled for October 21, 2026, Solana validators exchange votes directly off-chain and aggregate approvals into a certificate that finalizes blocks after one or two voting rounds

Prior to the Alpenglow upgrade scheduled for October 21, 2026, Solana validators submit voting approvals as transactions recorded directly on the blockchain

Off-chain validator voting is an acceptable tradeoff for faster transaction finality on Solana

Alpenglow replaces validator voting charges of approximately 1 SOL per epoch with a flat network admission fee of 0.8 SOL per epoch

Moving validator votes off-chain under the Alpenglow upgrade scheduled for October 21, 2026 is expected to significantly reduce Solana's reported on-chain transaction count without reflecting a decline in actual user trading activity

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