# \#core **URL:** https://forum.solana.com/tag/core/14.md [Latest](https://forum.solana.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.solana.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.solana.com/tags.md) --- ## [SIMD-0326: Proposal for the New Alpenglow Consensus Protocol](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol/4236)
**Author:** [@Roger](https://forum.solana.com/u/Roger)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-0326-proposal-for-the-new-alpenglow-consensus-protocol/4236 "2026-06-13T06:57:49Z")
Authors: Quentin Kniep, Kobi Sliwinski, Roger Wattenhofer Summary Alpenglow is a major overhaul of Solana’s core consensus protocol, replacing the existing Proof-of-History and TowerBFT mechanisms with a modern architec… --- ## [A Practical Overview of Scheduler Implementations in Solana Validators](https://forum.solana.com/t/a-practical-overview-of-scheduler-implementations-in-solana-validators/4803)
**Author:** [@rezabfil](https://forum.solana.com/u/rezabfil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/a-practical-overview-of-scheduler-implementations-in-solana-validators/4803 "2026-05-22T08:41:51Z")
A Practical Overview of Scheduler Implementations in Solana Validators Contributors: Veronika Bauer, Filip Rezabek, Prof. Georg Carle In blockchains like Solana, the leader node is responsible for creating blocks. Eac… --- ## [Proposal for Enabling the Timely Vote Credits Mechanism on Solana Mainnet](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-timely-vote-credits-mechanism-on-solana-mainnet/1179)
**Author:** [@zantetsu](https://forum.solana.com/u/zantetsu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-timely-vote-credits-mechanism-on-solana-mainnet/1179 "2025-10-04T14:58:31Z")
Proposal for Enabling the Timely Vote Credits Mechanism on Solana Mainnet Background Validators have learned that they can maximize vote credits earned by reducing the likelihood of voting on a dead fork by delaying vote… --- ## [Has the problem described in this paper "Halting the Solana Blockchain with Epsilon Stake" been mitigated?](https://forum.solana.com/t/has-the-problem-described-in-this-paper-halting-the-solana-blockchain-with-epsilon-stake-been-mitigated/3965)
**Author:** [@anhdungle](https://forum.solana.com/u/anhdungle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/has-the-problem-described-in-this-paper-halting-the-solana-blockchain-with-epsilon-stake-been-mitigated/3965 "2025-07-31T15:21:03Z")
Hi, I am reading an article on the new consensus version Alpenglow Alpenglow: Solana's Great Consensus Rewrite. It is mentioned that there is an issue with the old consensus described in this article https://tik-db.ee.e… --- ## [Proposal for Enabling the Reward Full Priority Fee to Validator on Solana Mainnet-beta](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456)
**Author:** [@tao-stones](https://forum.solana.com/u/tao-stones)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/proposal-for-enabling-the-reward-full-priority-fee-to-validator-on-solana-mainnet-beta/1456 "2024-12-25T09:45:42Z")
Background The current model of collecting priority fees, with 50% being burnt and 50% rewarded, does not fully align with validator incentives and inadvertently encourages side deals. For example, consider a scenario wh… --- ## [SIMD-48: Secp256r1 Precompile](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-48-secp256r1-precompile/914)
**Author:** [@BasedOrion](https://forum.solana.com/u/BasedOrion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/simd-48-secp256r1-precompile/914 "2024-01-05T19:50:54Z")
Summary SIMD-48 outlines an implementation of the secp256r1 ECDSA verification routine as a precompile in the Solana runtime. A current testing repo for SIMD-48 can be found here Since Firedancer is being developed con… --- ## [Bank Capture File](https://forum.solana.com/t/bank-capture-file/402)
**Author:** [@ripatel-jump](https://forum.solana.com/u/ripatel-jump)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.solana.com/t/bank-capture-file/402 "2023-07-24T23:38:12Z")
Summary Resolving bank hash mismatches between different validators and validator releases is an arduous process. The most widely used approach involves dumping bank hash pre-images to the validator log files (shared …