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February 26 News: Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Recently Disclosed a New Network Upgrade Plan, Proposing to Significantly Optimize Ethereum Performance by Shortening Block Generation Time and Improving Transaction Finality, While Also Enhancing Quantum Resistance. If the Plan Is Successfully Implemented, Ethereum Is Expected to Reduce Transaction Final Confirmation Time to About 8 Seconds, Improving Settlement Efficiency While Ensuring Decentralization and Security.
According to the plan, the current approximately 12-second block generation interval will be gradually shortened to 2 seconds. Higher frequency block production means validators can pack transactions faster, accelerating confirmation speeds for token transfers, DeFi interactions, and on-chain asset operations. Vitalik Buterin emphasized that these adjustments will be rolled out in phases, with testing and performance evaluations to reduce risks of network congestion or security issues.
Regarding transaction finality, the new proposal introduces the Minimmit BFT upgrade scheme, aiming to compress the current maximum final confirmation time from about 16 minutes to a range of 6 to 16 seconds. Faster final confirmation will improve on-chain transaction experience, especially benefiting high-frequency trading scenarios, decentralized finance protocols, and NFT ecosystems. It will also help enhance Ethereum’s technical appeal in the competitive landscape of high-performance public blockchains.
However, implementing these upgrades may involve hard forks and require full network coordination. Developers and validators need to work closely to ensure a smooth transition. Some community members remain cautious about the technical complexity and timeline, but there is general consensus on the long-term value of increasing Ethereum’s transaction speed.
In addition to performance improvements, the roadmap also incorporates quantum-resistant cryptographic mechanisms. As quantum computing advances, the potential risks to traditional encryption algorithms have garnered attention. Introducing quantum-resistant signature schemes will help strengthen the long-term security resilience of blockchain networks.
With the parallel advancement of block time optimization, transaction finality shortening, and quantum resistance upgrades, Ethereum is evolving toward a high-performance blockchain infrastructure. If these upgrade goals are achieved, the network’s speed, stability, and future security will be enhanced simultaneously, laying a foundation for expanding on-chain applications in the next phase.
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