Tezos достигает нового уровня с апгрейдом Tallinn: время блока сокращается до шести секунд Translation: Tezos reaches a new level with the Tallinn upgrade: block time reduced to six seconds

The Tezos blockchain platform team has initiated its milestone twentieth protocol upgrade, named Tallinn.

This update has been developed by specialists from Nomadic Labs, Trilitech, and Functori.

Key changes to the network include:

The reduction in block time has enabled first-level finalization in 12 seconds. Developers have noted that this solution has been implemented while maintaining a low entry threshold for network validators in terms of hardware requirements.

The block validation process will involve all bakers, rather than a subset, based on the BLS signature scheme utilized in tz4 addresses. Consequently, this update will take effect once 50% of validators adopt the new format.

The data indexing registry allows for a reduction in storage requirements for enterprise applications in the Michelson execution environment by up to 100 times. This has been accomplished by eliminating redundant address information from smart contracts. The widespread adoption of this feature is expected to significantly enhance the network’s potential throughput, the team remarked.

The price of the native token XTZ did not respond to the latest Tezos upgrade. Amidst overall market volatility, the asset is trading at approximately $0.58, with a market cap of about $615 million. This price represents a decline of nearly 94% from its all-time high of $9.12 reached in October 2021.

According to DeFiLlama, the total value locked in the protocol stands at $35.2 million. This figure is predominantly represented by the synthetic asset platform Youves ($26.7 million) and the decentralized exchange Sirius ($5.9 million). Additionally, around $1.3 million comes from the Kolibri stablecoin, which is issued against debt positions in XTZ.

It’s worth noting that in March 2025, Tezos co-founder Arthur Brightman referred to the lack of «fundamentality» as a key risk for cryptocurrencies.