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 instances from 12 seconds to six seconds by adjusting the timing of assorted blockchain operations.

Lowered Block Instances Will Up “Service Value”

Monnot mentioned that lowering the period of time it takes for a brand new block to get added to the community will improve Ethereum’s “service value,” 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 instances “delivers higher consumer expertise, sooner 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 most cost-effective sustainable value.

Shorter slot instances make the affirmation service higher, and so have the potential to lift the service value past the place it’s right now, absent any provide improve. 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 mentioned in a June 21 X submit might be achieved by the point the Glamsterdam fork will happen. 

“For my part, following this run with a 2x discount of the slot time could be an incredible possibility for Ethereum, that needs to be critically thought of for Glamsterdam,” he added.

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

Whereas builders debate if EIP 7782 needs to be accepted, US spot Ethereum ETFs (exchange-traded funds) managed to surpass $4 billion in cumulative inflows yesterday, in response to information from Farside Traders. 

That’s after the funds resumed their optimistic web 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 web 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 best web inflows of the day after traders poured $60.5 million into the fund.

ETH’s value benefited from the inflows, with CoinMarketCap information 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.

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