Taiko, the first-ever based rollup scaling Ethereum, has successfully initiated phase one of its preconfirmation system on the Ethereum mainnet, with the rollout taking place between 11–13 August to a permissioned whitelist of preconfirmers. This milestone improves transaction predictability and overall usability of based rollups, bringing them closer to becoming a truly viable, decentralized option for Ethereum scaling.
With the rollout of phase one of preconfirmations, Taiko delivers transaction times of approximately 2 seconds while maintaining complete decentralization, opening unprecedented possibilities for DeFi, GameFi, and enterprise applications that previously required choosing between speed and decentralization.
Breaking the Blockchain Trilemma
For years, the blockchain industry has grappled with a seemingly impossible choice: fast, centralized rollups that compromise on decentralization, or slower, decentralized solutions that sacrifice performance. Preconfirmation technology breaks this pattern.
“We are proud to bring preconfirmations to mainnet and further exemplify how based rollups are the best solution to scaling Ethereum. With preconfirmations, we will be able to see a new generation of dApps and overall Ethereum development that doesn’t rely on centralized payoff or compromise to achieve its goals. Developers and users can now achieve both decentralization and scale without compromise. This is the first time decentralization can meet secure, speedy performance on Ethereum,” said Joaquin Mendes, COO of Taiko Labs.
Based rollups, which utilize Ethereum’s own validators rather than centralized sequencers, represent the purest form of Ethereum scaling. However, they have historically been constrained by Ethereum’s 12-second block times. Preconfirmation technology enables near-instant transaction finality while preserving the trust-minimized nature that makes Ethereum uniquely valuable.
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