2026-01-18 14:34:31

ETHGas's core idea is straightforward—making the Ethereum transaction experience close to real-time.

What's the problem? Currently, Ethereum's 12-second block generation time makes the user experience too fragmented. After you send a transaction, you still have to wait for the next block to be confirmed, which often means a significant waiting cost.

Their idea is to make these waiting times almost invisible to users. By optimizing the transaction confirmation mechanism, they aim to make Ethereum's interaction feel more like instant feedback in centralized systems—this is a qualitative improvement for DeFi, NFT trading, and even everyday Web3 payment scenarios.

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MEVHunterWang

· 11h ago

12 seconds per block? Bro, isn't this just squeezing toothpaste? Someone should have done this a long time ago. --- If it could truly achieve near real-time, the DeFi trading experience would be revolutionary, but I think I'm more here for the entertainment haha. --- Wait, is this optimizing confirmation speed or block production speed? They're two different things. --- If it can really confirm in seconds, will MEV sniping need to evolve again... --- Another gas optimization scheme, these things come out ten a year, and in the end, they all sink into the sea. --- It does have some use for DeFi, but I'm just worried it might be vaporware.

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BlockDetective

· 11h ago

Waiting for 12 seconds and so on—that's exactly what I've been complaining about. Finally, someone is taking action.

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MindsetExpander

· 12h ago

Wait, 12 seconds and we need to wait for another block? Isn't this just a disguised way of draining funds? The transaction experience on ETH definitely needs improvement; it would be much more comfortable if confirmations could be instant with just a click. It's easy to say but hard to do. Optimizing the confirmation mechanism sounds simple.

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GasOptimizer

· 12h ago

Wait for 12 seconds, I've seen this trick before. Data speaks for itself; the real bottleneck isn't in block time, but in the fee rate model.

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hodl_therapist

· 12h ago

Wait, 12 seconds to wait? Isn't this still in the Stone Age? --- If it could be confirmed instantly, my NFT bottom-fishing experience could take off directly. --- Sounds good, but what about technical details? Don't just hype the concept again. --- If confirmation delays can be solved, DeFi slippage issues could also be halved. --- Sounds promising, but if Ethereum really changes this, will Layer2 still have a future? --- I just want to know when this thing will go live, don’t be another PPT project. --- How many years have we been talking about real-time feedback? Can it finally be achieved? --- Finally, someone remembers this pain point, but changing Ethereum's architecture itself is still pointless. --- Optimizing payment scenarios is indeed necessary now; the current experience is really poor. --- Feels like they are just patching up something that should have been designed properly.

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