Solana's new consensus protocol proposal, Alpenglow (SIMD-0326), is on the verge of approval as it currently stands in a passed state. The voting period spans Epochs 840 to 842, with the deadline set for September 2 at 9:40 PM. The proposal requires a two-thirds majority of the total votes (for and against) to pass. As of now, the voter turnout is approximately 37.3%, with 36.9% in favor, representing 99.6% of the votes cast, meeting the legal threshold for approval. Despite 62.6% of votes still uncast, community consensus suggests a high likelihood of the proposal's passage. Alpenglow aims to reduce block finalization time from 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.