ACCELERATING BASE WITH FLASHBLOCKS

Summary from the TLDR Crypto newsletter

Flashblocks, built by Flashbots, introduces 200 ms “preconfirmation blocks” on Base to cut inclusion times by up to 10x and deliver near‑instant UX. Integration is optional via Flashblock‑aware RPC providers or direct websocket subscriptions, with no changes required for legacy nodes that will simply fallback to 2 s block times during outages. Developers must account for locked transaction ordering per sub‑block and gas‑limit tiers, and handle rare reorgs and the absence of initial revert protection. Flashblocks has 99.9% uptime and a seamless fallback system.