CHIP-2025-03 Faster Blocks for Bitcoin Cash
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CHIP-2025-03 Faster Blocks for Bitcoin Cash Faster Blocks for Us - Fab(u)lous! This CHIP proposes cutting block times from 10 minutes to 2 minutes to boost transaction reliability, accelerate confirmations, refine DeFi precision, and smooth miner rewards—all while preserving BCH’s scalability, security, and decentralization. By revisiting a foundational aspect of the protocol, we aim to address UX bottlenecks without compromising the network’s core strengths: scalability, security, and decen...

Major Benefits

Instant Improvement in 1-Confirmation Experience Services like payment processors and multi-coin wallets often require one confirmation, yet with 10-minute blocks, 75% of BCH waits exceed 10 minutes, and 60% surpass 13 minutes—beyond most users’ tolerance.

A 2-minute target flips this: only 1% of waits exceed 13 minutes, and 99% fall within acceptable limits.

The typical 1-conf wait drops from 17 minutes to just 3.4 minutes—a 80% reduction—delivering an immediate UX upgrade without needing external cooperation.

Compare this to Litecoin’s 2.5-minute blocks (typical 1-conf wait 4.3 minutes): BCH would leap ahead, offering a snappier experience than a key competitor.

As users and merchants get used to faster confirmations, it could reinforce 0-conf adoption as a byproduct.