[Ethlabs: CCIP 2.0 Shortens Ethereum Confirmation Time to a Few Seconds] According to a report by The Defiant on September 29, Ethlabs stated that with the help of Ethereum Fast Confirmation Rules (FCR), Chainlink's cross-chain protocol CCIP 2.0 can reduce Ethereum transaction confirmation time to 12 to 24 seconds. This acceleration is an optional setting that requires manual activation and has different security guarantees compared to the default path; Ethereum's full finality guarantee and CCIP's default waiting time remain unchanged.