The Daily Gwei - An Ethereum Podcast Post-quantum Ethereum, Fast Confirmation Rule & more - The Daily Gwei Refuel #862 - Ethereum Updates
Mar 26, 2026
Post-quantum security for Ethereum and why quantum resistance matters for L1s and institutions. A new fast confirmation rule for near-instant finality and its impact on deposits and cross-L2 flow. The Ethereum Foundation activating its first validator from the treasury and what that means for staking. A handbook for guiding EIP champions and progress toward private on-chain swaps with mempool privacy.
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Host's Cold Turkey Social Media Break
- Anthony announced he'll take a full cold-turkey break from social media and Discord from March 30 to April 6 to focus on work and his book.
- He recommends planning offline activities and removing apps to make a real break rather than short daily limits.
Show Post-Quantum Plans To Win Institutions
- Institutions evaluate long-term security before committing, so demonstrating a post-quantum plan accelerates enterprise adoption.
- Will presented Ethereum's post-quantum strategy at the Institutional Ethereum Forum attended by banks and fintechs representing ~$250 trillion in assets.
Fast Confirmation Rule Offers 13 Second Confidence
- The Fast Confirmation Rule offers 'pretty good finality' (single-slot ~13s confirmations) as a stopgap without a hard fork.
- Exchanges, L2s, and bridges must opt in; it reduces deposit crediting from ~6 minutes to ~13 seconds but carries a small nonzero reorg risk.