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Ethereum’s biggest bottleneck may no longer be demand; it’s speed. @ethlabs_org argues Ethereum is already becoming the home of tokenized finance. The next step is making it dramatically faster without sacrificing decentralization. If they pull that off, the Wall Street thesis gets much more interesting. FT @BitcoinJesusETH @_julianma @decentrek @binji_x ⏱ TIME POINTS ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Why Quick Slots Matter 04:21 - What Does “Faster Ethereum” Mean? 09:58 - PRO 10:32 - Can Faster Ethereum Boost ETH? 12:46 - Ethereum vs. Base on Account Abstraction 18:41 - Is Base “Divorcing” Ethereum? 21:26 - How L1 and L2s Are Changing 25:49 - Is Tokenization Ethereum’s Big Opportunity? 29:45 - Sponsor: Nexo 30:19 - Should Tokenized Assets Live on L1? 33:42 - Who Sells Ethereum L1 to Institutions? 36:45 - How Does This Drive Value to ETH? 41:34 - Does Ethereum Need L1 Privacy? 46:31 - Closing Remarks

Another alpha packed conversation with some of the most important builders in crypto @binji_x @decentrek @_julianma @ethlabs_org is back on @milkroaddaily to discuss Fast Ethereum, the account abstraction split between Ethereum and @base, and the future of tokenized issuance directly on the L1. Most importantly, we tie everything back to $ETH and I got to troll @_julianma for being such a polished communicator. Don't skip this one. Believe in somETHing. MAKE IT FASTER!! WE CARE!! WARTIME ETHEREUM!!

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Friendship with loading spinner ended, now speed is my new best friend (I didn't really think this punchline through, but bear with me...) Advocating for Quick Slots gets at the heart of the mission for Ethlabs - being the bridge between the users of Ethereum blockspace (apps, protocols, ...) and the governance process of the chain itself. Faster Ethereum means better price execution for everyone, easier interop and an overall boost for the UX of the chain. Beyond this, removing the fixed 12 second slot time allows the chain to become faster organically - without needing to adapt to the Ethereum fork cadence.

Every Ethereum user knows the pain of signing (twice 😅) a swap, waiting, price moved and it failed, trying again, more waiting, done!! ...now do it all again because the swap was just step 1 of what you wanted to do. No more waiting: time to get the ball rolling on fixing this.

It would’ve been easy for @barnabemonnot and @binji_x to be handwavey about Quick Slots (EIP-8198) and justify it by saying things like “obviously we should make Ethereum faster,” but instead they went through the painstaking process of actually interviewing builders and identifying concrete use cases where faster slot times would improve UX. This is how responsible protocol builders push for Ethereum upgrades and the bar we set for ourselves at Ethlabs — every change we make to the protocol must have a large practical impact for users and builders TODAY.

Love the Quicks Slots + FOCIL pairing! Faster slots are not just a tx speed boost for UX, they also mean transactions have more chances to be included by different builders. Combine that with FOCIL and we significantly improve inclusion guarantees. 🚌

We want Ethereum to produce the highest grade blockspace. One requirement is providing end consumers predictable inclusion. Users should know when their transaction will be included in a block and what it will cost. Quick Slots are a significant leap in this direction and something we strongly support. With this upgrade, your transaction is either included faster or given another opportunity faster. Since blocks will have less time to reach the network, we also think Quick Slots should arrive with the performance engineering EIPs such as 8131, 8279, and 8334 provide to help keep the network at peak performance. We are excited to support @ethlabs_org and others in this push! Read more on their post below.

Every day, I knock on doors to help speed up Ethereum. Fast confirmations can accelerate L1-to-L2 deposits. ZK proofs can accelerate L2-to-L1 withdrawals. More work has to be done, but these improvements are happening. But slot time, the smallest unit of time that affects L1-to-L2 bridging time, L2-to-L1 bridging time, L1 UX, and markets across the ecosystem, hasn't changed in years. In Hegotá, we have to take the opportunity to reduce slot time and then iteratively speed up more and more in the forks after that. Don’t just take our word for it. Listen to what founders, engineers, and business leaders from the entire ecosystem want!

L1 slot time is the clock for cross-rollup composition on EEZ. Quick Slots shortens that clock and makes it configurable. Every time the slot gets shorter, cross-rollup calls get faster. Faster L1, tighter economic zone. We're for it.