Gnosis Bridge 12-second confirmation… FCR applied to Anchor RPC

Gnosis activated Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR) on October 8 for transfers from Ethereum to the Gnosis Chain, allowing bridge processing to begin after validator votes are observed rather than waiting for block finality. Under normal conditions, FCR confirms the source-chain block in about one slot, roughly 12 seconds, though this does not mean finality or full bridge completion. The change applies only in the Ethereum-to-Gnosis direction; reverse transfers still wait for Gnosis Chain block finality as before. The move matters because it shortens the confirmation step for cross-chain transfers into Gnosis, potentially improving bridge latency for users and applications. What to watch next is whether FCR confirmation times hold under normal network conditions and whether the faster path is extended to the reverse direction.