ETHEREUM FOUNDATION AIMS TO MAKE LAYER 2S FEEL LIKE ONE CHAIN

Summary from the TLDR Crypto newsletter

The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled a roadmap to address Layer 2 fragmentation through three workstreams: Initialisation, Acceleration, and Finalisation, aimed at making cross-L2 activity feel seamless. The initiative introduces an Open Intents Framework and Ethereum Interoperability Layer (EIL) to enable trustless cross-chain transactions, while targeting faster L1 confirmations of 15-30 seconds and exploring potential slot time reductions from 12 to 6 seconds. Key deliverables include production contracts for the intents framework by Q4 2025, broad availability of fast confirmation rules by Q1 2026, and ongoing research into zero-knowledge proof integration for real-time settlement.