In a report published on November 12, 2026, at 11:21 a.m. UTC+8, TechFlow said Ethereum research organization Ethlabs had proposed reprioritizing protocol upgrades around a 2027 goal for quantum resistance and preparedness for AI-related threats.
Ethlabs said it would withdraw its faster-slot proposal from the Hegotá upgrade and direct resources toward that goal, while continuing to pursue shorter block slots in 2028.
For 2027, Ethlabs described quantum-resistant consensus and a quantum-resistant account path for every user as baseline goals. Processing quantum-resistant transactions at full capacity would be a more difficult target, it said. Ethlabs also said the Ethereum Foundation had previously moved its quantum-resistance target from 2029 to 2028.
These are proposals and targets, not activated protocol changes. The plan still requires discussion and agreement among core developers.