Ethereum moves closer to faster finality with decoupled consensus protocol
- —Verification done in Lean 4 with no unproven 'sorry' placeholders
- —Ethereum finality currently takes about 16 minutes (two 32-slot epochs)
- —Fast block production could use committees of 256–512 validators
- —Roadmap targets finality improvements by 2029
Why it matters: Faster finality would cut bridge delays and reorganization risk for high-value transactions, strengthening Ethereum against L1s with second-level finality.
Source: Crypto Briefing