Ethereum Draft Aims to Cut Transaction Settlement Time by Fourfold
A new draft proposal targets a fourfold reduction in Ethereum transaction finality time, potentially lowering costs for money transfer services.
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| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 0% |
| 24 Oct, 08:02 UTC | 0% |
| 24 Oct, 04:03 UTC | 0% |
| 23 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 0% |
| 22 Oct, 22:25 UTC | 1% |
| 22 Oct, 16:54 UTC | 0% |
| 22 Oct, 12:21 UTC | 0% |
| 21 Oct, 12:21 UTC | 0% |
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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 22 Oct 2026. CoinDesk published first, on 22 October at 12:14 UTC.
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- Will Ethereum dip to $1,800 October 19-25? — the market puts it at 0%, with $5k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 26 Oct 2026. The market resolves to "Yes" if the lowest price on a Binance 1-minute candle for ETH/USDT falls at or below $1,800 between 12:00 AM ET and 11:59 PM ET on October 19-25. It resolves to "No" if that specific low price never occurs within the defined window. Readers often mistakenly check prices from other exchanges or different trading pairs instead of strictly using Binance ETH/USDT data.
- Will Ethereum reach $4,000 by December 31, 2026? — the market puts it at 7%, with $2k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the high price on Binance’s ETH/USDT one-minute chart reaches $4,000 between November 24, 2025, and December 31, 2026. It resolves to No if that specific price target is never met within this window. Readers often mistake the deadline for the end of 2025 or assume prices from other exchanges count toward the resolution.
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- Polymarket Will Ethereum dip to $1,800 October 19-25? 0%
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- Polymarket Will Ethereum reach $4,000 by December 31, 2026? 7% −1
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