Is Ethereum pushing too hard with 6-second blocks? Here’s the truth
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What is Ethereum’s 6-second blocks EIP-7782 proposal? Ethereum core developer Barnabé Mannot has proposed EIP-7782, which seeks to halve Ethereum block times from 12 to six seconds. If accepted, it would become one of the most significant upgrades since The Merge, which introduced the new proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus layer. The EIP-7782 proposal put forward the promise of faster confirmations and improved decentralized finance (DeFi) efficiency. From a technical standpoint, it raises questions about network stability, validator infrastructure and whether Ethereum is prioritizing speed over security. The idea could be implemented with the upcoming Galmsterdam upgrade planned for 2026. As with any Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP), it must be discussed publicly and undergo the voting process to gain approval or rejection from the governance community. Did you know? Anyone can create an EIP, whether you are a core developer or an everyday user. Anybody with an idea to improve Ethereum can write and submit a proposal for community review. Why faster blocks may scale Ethereum better than bigger ones The update would reduce the time for three consensus steps: block proposals from 4 seconds to 3 seconds, attestations from 4 seconds to 1.5 seconds and aggregation from 4 seconds to 1.5 seconds. That would total 6 seconds, cutting the current 12-second cycle in half and enabling twice as many blocks to be created per minute, while each block remains the same size. This could help smooth out bandwidth and storage demands rather than spiking. Simply put, reducing block time would result in faster confirmations, quicker onchain data for decentralized applications (DApps) and wallets, plus a more efficient user experience. This appears to be a more effective scaling solution than just increasing the individual block size. Ethereum can’t easily incorporate blocks larger than 10MB without the risk of network congestion and excluding…
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