Something that once took half a month takes a little time. Tezos activates EtherLink’s quick withdrawals and uses native liquidity bridges and smart contracts to free users from the long delays of optimistic rollups.
According to a press release shared with Crypto.News on June 27, Tezos deployed a quick drawer on EtherLink Layer 2, allowing users to transfer TEZ (XTZ) to TEZOS Layer 1 for about a minute.
The upgrade replaces the standard 15-day waiting period associated with optimistic rollups by introducing a built-in fluidity mechanism. Unlike third-party bridging solutions, the functionality is embedded directly into the protocol, allowing users to withdraw XTZ almost instantly by paying a nominal fee, while liquidity providers are refunded before funds.
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How Tezos avoids the most annoying tradeoffs in Layer 2
The optimistic rollup has long been a double-edged sword for Ethereum scaling, offering cheaper transactions at the expense of a painful, slow exit.
Networks such as Arbitrum and Optimism have imposed a seven-day conflict window to ensure optimistic rollups, but Tezos’ Etherlink will extend this period to 15 days. Previously, users had to wait for it or rely on a central bridge to navigate counterparty risk.
Tezos’ rapid drawers eliminate that dilemma by holding the process completely in a chain. This system works through a distributed fluidity pool model. When a user requests a quick withdrawal, the Tezos Layer 1 liquidity provider will send you a TEZ immediately, deducting a small fee and submitting it.
In return, these providers are guaranteed a refund once the standard 15-day challenge period expires. Smart contracts implement the entire flow. This means that no intermediaries or external custodians are involved.
For traders, its meaning is clear. In the volatile market, there is no more locked capital. But the real meaning of an upgrade lies in how you rethink the Layer 2 architecture. Most rollups treat slow departures as an inevitable by-product of proof of fraud. However, Tezos treats it as a solutionable liquidity problem. This does not need to sacrifice decentralization for speed.
At the same time, Etherlink’s EVM compatibility means that Ethereum developers can port DAPP without inheriting the scaling issues. Combine it with a close-in-the-instant shut-in, and Tezos suddenly becomes a compelling alternative to a project that gets bored of Ethereum’s Layer 2 bottlenecks.
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