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Time to Finality

Trading Term

Time to finality is the duration between transaction submission and irreversible settlement on a blockchain. Unlike probabilistic settlement—where confirmations reduce but don’t eliminate reversal risk—finality implies immutability. For financial professionals, it defines settlement certainty and counterparty risk exposure in on-chain transactions.

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