Ethereum Aims to Reduce Bridge Confirmation Time to 13 Seconds with New Rule

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Release Time: 03/18/2026 10:36:19

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Ethereum news: Client teams are testing a fast confirmation rule that could reduce deposit times from mainnet to L2s and exchanges to approximately 13 seconds. Ethereum ecosystem news: The proposed rule, shared by researcher Julian Ma, may cut confirmation times by 80–98% for most platforms. No hard fork is required, but client and API integration is still underway. Nodes can adopt the rule independently once deployed. Exchanges and L2 providers will need only minor updates to support the change.

Odaily Planet Daily reports: The Ethereum client team is testing an optional fast confirmation mechanism that could reduce the time for L2 networks and exchanges to wait for confirmation of mainnet deposits to approximately 13 seconds.

Ethereum researcher Julian Ma wrote on X that the proposed Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR) would "reduce deposit times from Ethereum L1 to L2 or exchanges to approximately 13 seconds, cutting deposit times by 80–98% for most L2s and exchanges."

Developers stated that the rule can be adopted without a hard fork, though integration work for clients and APIs is still underway. The client team has begun implementation, and once deployed, nodes can adopt the rule without requiring network-wide coordination. Exchanges, L2 services, and infrastructure providers are expected to require only minor changes to integrate. (Cointelegraph)

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