Flashblocks is live on @Base. As a launch partner, we've integrating Flashblocks into SynFutures! It's the biggest upgrade to onchain perpetual trading for retail traders and market makers. Let's explore what Flashblocks unlocks for perps on Base. 🧵 Disclaimer: This product is not available to U.S. persons or residents.

Base's block time before Flashblocks was 2 seconds. Flashblocks reduced the confirmation time by 10x through pre-confirmations, bringing it down to approximately 200 milliseconds. This means your transactions are instantly confirmed and executed.

Traders can now enjoy faster trades, tighter order fills, and reduced slippage. This enhancement brings the onchain trading experience much closer to that of a centralized exchange.

How do flashblocks impact market-making? Quoting tight spreads on 2-second block times was risky for MMs. The delay meant they could easily get picked off by an arbitrageur, or the price may change significantly. Consequently, most MMs either quoted wide or avoided perp on Base, a major hurdle for orderbook DEXs on Base. Besides, high latency meant high-frequency strategies were off-limits.

Flashblocks change that. With Base’s 200ms latency, MMs can finally: - Quote tight spreads - Update or cancel orders faster - Manage inventory risk better. - Run advanced high-frequency strategies smoothly. Market makers now have a better incentive to get more active on Base.

At SynFutures, this unlock represents a significant upgrade. We’ve developed a hybrid AMM and orderbook DEX. The orderbook thrives on speed, and Flashblocks provide the necessary space for it to operate smoothly. With more market makers, traders can expect tighter spreads, better prices, and an overall more efficient trading experience.

We've integrated Flashblock-aware infra across the stack: - Real-time pre-confirmations - WebSocket feeds for pending blocks - Optimized routing through our matching engine

Flashblocks is an infrastructure-level change, and is now Live on SynFutures. You can finally experience near real-time execution of your perpetual futures trades onchain.

This is the future of onchain trading on SynFutures and Base. Experience it at Read more about Flashblocks: