GoKawiilEthereum researcher floats 2028 target for quantum-resistant upgrade, a year early
At Devcon 8 in Mumbai, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake said he hopes the network's post-quantum and post-AI transition could be completed by December 2028, a year ahead of the foundation's official December 2029 roadmap deadline. He described this as an aspiration, not a formal commitment, noting it would require shipping three network upgrades within 24 months after an expected early-2027 milestone.
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The compressed timeline underscores how technically demanding Ethereum's quantum-resistance overhaul is, requiring coordinated changes across its execution, consensus and data layers in a short window. Since the roadmap is set for reassessment in January 2027, Drake's target has no official status yet, and skepticism from figures like StarkWare's Eli Ben-Sasson suggests the community is divided on whether even the later 2029 date is realistic.
- Justin Drake proposed a December 2028 goal for Ethereum's post-quantum and post-AI transition, a year earlier than the foundation's current 2029 roadmap.
- The plan depends on completing three network forks within 24 months following an anticipated early-2027 milestone.
- The accelerated date is unofficial pending a roadmap review in January 2027, and some industry figures doubt Ethereum can meet even the original 2029 deadline.
Source: techreport.com — Krishi Chowdhary, 2026-11-06
Published there as: “Ethereum researcher pulls quantum-resistance target forward a year, and the schedule is tight”
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