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Ethereum’s finality reduction draft targets a fourfold cut in settlement waits

The Cryptonomist·October 22, 2026·1 min read
Ethereum’s finality reduction draft targets a fourfold cut in settlement waits

Ethereum researchers filed EIP-8453 on October 21, 2026, proposing to split validators' voting duties to cut finality time by at least fourfold. The draft changes how the network selects its chain head and locks blocks into history, though the speed target still depends on further parameter adjustments.

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