{"id":95359,"date":"2026-03-18T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95359"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:10:18","slug":"ethereum-developers-aim-to-slash-transaction-confirmation-time-by-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-developers-aim-to-slash-transaction-confirmation-time-by-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Developers Aim to Slash Transaction Confirmation Time by 98%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum developers are testing a fast confirmation mechanism (Fast Confirmation Rule, FCR) designed to accelerate transfers between the main network and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-layer%e2%80%912-solution-in-blockchain\">Layer 2<\/a> from 13 minutes to 13 seconds. This was revealed by ecosystem researcher Julian Ma.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WZDKbB4Iz\">https:\/\/t.co\/7WZDKbB4Iz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julian (@_julianma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_julianma\/status\/2033851796574154808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Currently, users rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-cross-chain-bridges\">bridges<\/a>. Transactions await multiple confirmations or full finality. Many exchanges and L2s do not wait for this, instead using the k-deep rule: an operation is considered final only after a certain number of blocks have passed. However, this approach offers no formal guarantees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How FCR Works<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of counting blocks, the mechanism analyses validator attestations to determine if a record in the chain can be considered securely confirmed \u2014 this speeds up bridge operations. The rule operates under two assumptions:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The network is sufficiently fast, and validator messages arrive within seconds.<\/li>\n<li>No participant controls more than 25% of all ETH in <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-staking-and-how-to-make-money-from-it\">staking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These conditions are less stringent than Ethereum&#8217;s full finality requirements, yet they suffice for most practical purposes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;When a node detects that greater security is needed, it waits longer before quickly confirming a block. This is not a bug, but a feature,&#8221; Ma explained.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The developer noted that implementing the new rule will not require a <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-hard-fork\">hard fork<\/a> \u2014 developers are already integrating it into clients and <span data-descr=\"application programming interface\" class=\"old_tooltip\">API<\/span>. Once deployed, nodes will be able to use the mechanism without network-wide coordination. It is expected that exchanges, L2s, and infrastructure projects will adopt it with minimal adjustments.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Reaction<\/h2>\n<p>Project co-founder Vitalik Buterin endorsed the mechanism. According to him, under certain conditions, FCR provides a &#8220;hard guarantee&#8221; that an operation will not be reversed after just one slot \u2014 about 12 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new fast confirmation rule mechanism lets you get a hard guarantee that Ethereum will not revert after one slot (12 seconds)<\/p>\n<p>Security assumptions are (i) supermajority honest, (ii) network latency under ~3s. So one step below economic finality, but very strong for many use\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/2034066521937326556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the community&#8217;s response was mixed. A user under the pseudonym serx <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/serxzsz\/status\/2034068165978669129\">pointed out<\/a> that the mechanism&#8217;s security entirely depends on the honesty of the majority of validators. If this fails, the entire structure could collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Some questioned whether the basic assumptions of FCR would hold under real-world stress and remain effective under pressure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">12-second near-finality is huge for UX<br \/>But can those assumptions hold under stress?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptoJoeXX (@IHeddaji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IHeddaji\/status\/2034067572446859316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Back in February, an Ethereum Foundation member under the pseudonym ladislaus <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/researcher-outlines-plans-for-transforming-ethereum-transactions\">announced<\/a> that the network is transitioning from re-executing all transactions on nodes to confirming the correctness of operations using <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-zkevm\">zkEVM<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum developers are testing a fast confirmation mechanism to speed up transfers between the main network and Layer 2 from 13 minutes to 13 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Ethereum developers test a mechanism to cut transaction time to 13 seconds.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1179,200],"class_list":["post-95359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-layer-2-solutions","tag-vitalik-buterin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"110","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Ethereum developers test a mechanism to cut transaction time to 13 seconds.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95361,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95359\/revisions\/95361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}