Ethereum's values—security, openness, and decentralization—don't stop at Layer 1. @taikoxyz has expanded upon these values and built the first Rollup on Ethereum. Anyone can build blocks, without the need for a centralized sorter. Consensus is ensured by Ethereum's validators themselves. This structure makes Taiko the most compatible Layer 2 blockchain to date with Ethereum, offering censorship resistance, decentralization, and trusted neutrality. Leveraging Ethereum's validator set, Taiko directly inherits Ethereum's security; it doesn't replicate it, but rather extends it. Recently, Taiko introduced a pre-confirmation mechanism, allowing transactions to settle in approximately 2 seconds. This is the first Rollup to implement pre-confirmations. Pre-confirmations are currently whitelisted and will be available to all block builders after Ethereum's upcoming Shasta upgrade, marking another milestone in decentralized scaling. With pre-confirmation live, even more possibilities become possible: ⚙️ Real-time user experience 🏛 Institutional-grade applications 🌍 Tokenized real-world assets Taiko's focus remains the same: decentralization and security first, upon which everything else is built. Ankr provides the RPC layer, connecting builders to the Taiko network and offering fast and reliable access to the blockchain, proving that scalability doesn't have to come at the expense of trust. 🔗 Ethereum principles. Layer 2 speed. Taiko delivers both.