Ethereum Developer Proposes Reducing Block Time to 6 Seconds
Ethereum Network Enhancements
- Proposal by developer Barnabé Monnot aims to reduce slot time from 12 seconds to 6 seconds.
- This change, part of EIP-7782, could be included in the Glamsterdam upgrade planned for 2026.
- Proposed reductions in consensus steps:
- Block proposals: 3 seconds
- Attestations: 1.5 seconds
- Aggregation: 1.5 seconds
- Potential benefits include quicker confirmations and improved market efficiency in DeFi.
- Concerns exist regarding potential challenges for slower validators and increased bandwidth requirements.
- The Glamsterdam hard fork is in early planning, focusing on gas optimizations and protocol efficiency.