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Ethlabs shelves faster Ethereum blocks to push quantum-resistant accounts into 2027, two years ahead of the official roadmap
Summary
Ethereum research group Ethlabs said Wednesday it is withdrawing its Quick Slots proposal from the planned Hegotá upgrade and urging core developers to prepare the network for quantum attacks by 2027, according to Cointelegraph, The Block and CoinDesk.
Its proposed roadmap, called 'pqai27,' aims to protect Ethereum against threats from quantum computing and increasingly capable AI, and says unrelated upgrades should be reconsidered, Cointelegraph reported.
Quick Slots (EIP-8198) would first have cut Ethereum's slot time from 12 to 10 seconds; Ethlabs said it will still pursue faster slots in 2028.
Core developers have not approved the plan, and the Ethereum Foundation's published roadmap still targets December 2029 for quantum resistance, Cointelegraph noted.
Key facts
- Cointelegraph: Ethlabs said FOCIL, a planned censorship-resistance feature, should go into Hegotá only if it does not jeopardize quantum readiness, and called Frame Transactions central to the transition.
- Cointelegraph: Ethlabs said Glamsterdam, the upgrade before Hegotá, should proceed as planned.
- Cointelegraph: at Devcon, researcher Justin Drake said he hopes to complete the quantum transition in 2028.
- CoinDesk: Ethlabs wants quantum-resistant accounts targeted for next year, even if wallet holders still have to switch signing methods themselves.
- The Block: the group also aims to make Ethereum resistant by 2027 to cryptographic risks that AI development is bringing.
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