Ethereum (ETH) is preparing for its fastest transformation yet.
Vitalik Buterin has explained the new public roadmap that the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol team released. The visual plan, called “Strawmap,” lays out how ETH will become faster, simpler, and more secure.
The main goal of this initiative revolves around achieving increased speed.
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Ethereum and Race to 2-Second Slots
Ethereum creates a new block approximately every 12 seconds at the present time. The time needed to complete the process shows users their confirmation results. The roadmap targets a sharp drop, first to 8 seconds, then 6, 4, and eventually 2 seconds.
Buterin states that the reductions will follow a pattern based on square-root-of-two values. The transition process will proceed in a controlled manner without creating dangerous situations.
He also pointed out that faster slots function as separate systems from other improvements. The system requires minimal changes that will not depend on complete revamps of consensus mechanisms.
The system will achieve faster data transmission speeds through enhanced peer-to-peer communication because nodes will transmit blocks and data more efficiently. The system of ETH enables shorter slot times through its superior data-sharing methods, which prevent unnecessary data downloads to maintain security.
The result would be a blockchain that feels alive. Users will experience less waiting time while their activities will become more continuous.
Ethereum Finality Falls From Minutes to Seconds
Speed alone is insufficient to accomplish tasks. Finality represents the moment when a transaction reaches its point of no return, and it holds equal significance to speed.
The current process for achieving ETH finality takes approximately 16 minutes. The roadmap aims to shrink that window to between 6 and 16 seconds.
Developers will create a new confirmation system through their planned major redesign. The system will separate slots from finality so both components can develop their own paths. The system overhaul will add post-quantum hash-based signatures.
The implementation of quantum resistance will occur through multiple progressive steps. Slots will achieve quantum protection before finality reaches the same level of security. The chain will continue to create new blocks if quantum computers become available because finality protections will start losing their effectiveness.
The change requires extensive resources to implement. The implementation period extends over four years, which includes seven scheduled system updates that will occur every six months. The upcoming year will see the implementation of Glamsterdam and Hegotá as confirmed system upgrades.
Buterin describes it as a process that replaces each specific component and better defines its individual role. The project aims to create an Ethereum system that operates with complete simplicity while maintaining quantum protection and matching the operational speed of present-day financial systems.
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