Ethereum Dev Proposes Slashing Block Times In Half

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Ethereum core developer Barnabé Monnot has proposed that the community’s block time be slashed in half forward of the Glamsterdam fork slated for 2026.

Within the Ethereum Enchancment Proposal (EIP) 7782 mentioned on June 21, the developer floated the thought of reducing block occasions from 12 seconds to six seconds by adjusting the timing of varied blockchain operations.

Lowered Block Instances Will Up “Service Worth”

Monnot stated that lowering the period of time it takes for a brand new block to get added to the community will enhance Ethereum’s “service worth,” which refers back to the financial worth that the blockchain can seize for offering its service as a settlement layer.

In response to the proposal, lowering the block occasions “delivers higher person expertise, quicker Layer 2 interplay, tighter DEX pricing, decreased MEV, and faster finality.”

Ethereum will at all times search to supply the very best service on the least expensive sustainable worth.

Shorter slot occasions make the affirmation service higher, and so have the potential to lift the service worth past the place it’s immediately, absent any provide enhance. However provide will increase are… https://t.co/6cOAPTRnps

— barnabe.eth (@barnabemonnot) June 21, 2025

The proposal additionally builds on the “wholesome scaling” that Monnot stated in a June 21 X submit will likely be executed by the point the Glamsterdam fork will happen.

“For my part, following this run with a 2x discount of the slot time can be a tremendous choice for Ethereum, that ought to be critically thought-about for Glamsterdam,” he added.

New Proposal Comes As Ethereum ETFs Surpass $4B In Cumulative Internet Inflows

Whereas builders debate if EIP 7782 ought to be authorized, US spot Ethereum ETFs (exchange-traded funds) managed to surpass $4 billion in cumulative inflows yesterday, in line with knowledge from Farside Traders.

That’s after the funds resumed their optimistic internet influx streak yesterday, with $100.7 million coming into the ETFs’ reserves.

BlackRock’s ETHA product, which is the present chief when it comes to cumulative internet inflows, noticed $25.8 million enter its reserves throughout yesterday’s buying and selling session. Nonetheless, it was Constancy’s FETH fund that recorded the very best internet inflows of the day after buyers poured $60.5 million into the fund.

ETH’s worth benefited from the inflows, with CoinMarketCap knowledge exhibiting the altcoin printed a 7% achieve up to now 24 hours to commerce at $2,411.91 as of 8:02 a.m. EST.