Ethereum’s core developers are pushing for a major technical change that could reshape how quickly the network processes transactions.
On June 21, Barnabé Monnot, one of Ethereum’s core contributors, suggested a new proposal, EIP-7782, which would halve the block slot time from 12 seconds to 6 seconds.
According to him:
“Shorter slot times make Ethereum a better confirmation engine, which is arguably one of its main value propositions for apps and rollups settling on Ethereum L1. Everyone benefits directly.”
EIP-7782 benefits
He explained that the proposed changes would improve confirmation speed, reduce trading costs...
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