Ethlabs says CCIP 2 can cut Ethereum confirmation time to 12 to 24 seconds

Ethlabs said Chainlink’s cross-chain protocol CCIP 2 can reduce Ethereum transaction confirmation time to 12 to 24 seconds by using Ethereum’s fast confirmation rules. The change is not enabled by default. Instead, it is offered as an optional setting that users must turn on themselves. Ethlabs also said the security assurances for this accelerated route differ from those of the default path. At the same time, Ethereum’s full finality guarantees remain unchanged, and CCIP’s default waiting time has not been altered. The update, as described, affects confirmation speed under the optional setting rather than changing Ethereum’s underlying finality model or the protocol’s standard waiting configuration.