Architecture · Settlement
Settlement and finality
The network settles every state transition to Ethereum. A proof verified on L1 is what makes a transition final — you can open it in the explorer.
The settlement path
From transition to finalised.
Execution produces a new state. The prover attests it. The state root and its proof settle to Ethereum, where verification anchors finality.
- executionState transition
- proverZK proof
- L1Settle to Ethereum
- verifiedFinalised ✓
cross-border variant
Each settlement is a real Ethereum transaction.see live settlements →
What settles
What settles to Ethereum.
Three things make a transition final: the state root, the proof that produced it, and the L1 verification that accepts it.
Exact timings are bound to the network phase and are not asserted here until confirmed.
Finality
What finality means here.
A transition is not final because the network says so. It is final because Ethereum verified its proof.
before verification
Pending on L1.
The state root and proof are posted but not yet verified. The transition is settled-in-progress, not yet final.
after verification
Finalised ✓
Ethereum has verified the proof. The transition inherits L1 settlement guarantees and is final.
Indicative timings
Finality windows and settlement cadence depend on the network phase and are labelled // indicative — confirm until published. Pre-mainnet figures are testnet.Verify it
Verify it on Ethereum.
Every settlement event links to its L1 transaction. The proof is the receipt — open it, do not take our word for it.
Watch a transition finalise.
Open the settlement stream and follow a state root from posted to verified on Ethereum.