Ethlabs withdraws Hegot's time slot proposal to promote Ethereum's preparation for quantum security by 2027

The roadmap for Ethlabs aims to help Ethereum withstand quantum attacks and provide users with methods to protect their accounts by 2027.

Ethereum research organization Ethlabs stated on Wednesday that it will withdraw its proposal to include it in the Hegot upgrade, which was intended to speed up network block production, and urged core developers to prepare the network for quantum attacks by 2027.

On Wednesday, the organization outlined a proposed roadmap called “pqai27” with the goal of protecting Ethereum from the threats posed by quantum computing and increasingly powerful artificial intelligence. The organization stated that upgrades that are not related to this should be reconsidered.

Ethlabs Previously supported the Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8198, which is “Quick Slots”. This proposal will first reduce Ethereum's slot time from 12 seconds to 10 seconds. The organization stated that it will shift its resources towards pqai27, but will still continue to pursue faster slot in 2028.

For Hegot, Ethlabs indicates that the planned anti-censorship feature FOCIL should only be pursued on the premise that it does not endanger quantum security preparations. The organization states that Frame Transactions — this feature that will support more flexible account authentication — is at the core of the proposed transition.

The organization stated that the upgrade Glamsterdam prior to Hegot should proceed as planned.

Ethereum core developers have not yet approved this proposal. The roadmap announced by the Ethereum Foundation still sets the target date for achieving quantum resistance as December 2029. At the Devcon conference, researcher Justin Drake stated that he hopes to complete this transition by 2028.

Related:Ethereum developers will not perform a fork on Glamsterdam on Hoodi until the risks associated with smart contracts are resolved.