Originally reported November 14, 2026, at 16:00 UTC+8.
Ethereum developers removed Quick Slots from consideration for the Hegotá upgrade at their November 12 core developers’ consensus meeting, according to TechFlow’s report citing The Defiant. Quick Slots was a proposal to shorten slots from 12 seconds to 10 seconds; it was not an activated change.
Developers also agreed to discuss a proposal that would let validators and block builders register post-quantum public keys, but did not commit to implementing it. FOCIL remains in the upgrade plan, while its compatibility with post-quantum cryptography needs further research. Developers have not decided whether to modify the existing Gasper consensus protocol or move to a redesigned post-quantum consensus system.
Researcher Christine D. Kim said development was paused pending a new direction. The report clarified that this did not mean all development had stopped: gas repricing work for Glamsterdam was continuing.