Ethereum Researchers Propose Cutting Transaction Finality From 16 Minutes to Four Minutes

Ethereum researchers are developing a proposal to make transaction finality four times faster, targeting a four-minute settlement window. Ethereum researchers have proposed reducing transaction finality from around 16 minutes to four minutes, a change that could lower capital requirements for cross-chain transfers and improve settlement efficiency. However, the proposal still remains in the research and drafting stage, with no confirmed implementation timeline. The draft proposal , submitted on October 21, seeks to make Ethereum transactions reach finality approximately four times faster by separating the process of selecting blocks from the process of finalizing them.