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Ethereum Institutional backs plan to cut block times to 10 seconds

18 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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18 September 2026

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Ethereum Institutional has endorsed EIP 8198, which proposes reducing Ethereum's block time from 12 to 10 seconds via the Hegotá upgrade to improve network speed amid growing institutional onchain activity. The proposal is under active consideration with further testing needed before inclusion in Hegotá planned after Glamsterdam.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Ethereum developers are preparing to make the network faster by cutting block times incrementally. If your project depends on Ethereum transaction speed or DeFi execution, this upgrade path opens a window to reduce user latency and improve throughput.

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