Ethereum draft proposes cutting transaction finality to four minutes

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A new draft proposal for the Ethereum blockchain aims to reduce by about fourfold the time required for transactions to reach finality. Faster finality could release capital that money transfer services currently hold while customer payments clear. The proposal is presented as a way to lower the cost of moving crypto. The article describes it as a draft, so the change is not yet implemented.

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