Ethlabs shifts focus from the Quick Slots proposal to a 2027 quantum-readiness roadmap, while Ethereum core developers maintain a separate timeline for network security upgrades.
Ethlabs withdrew its Quick Slots proposal for the Hegotá upgrade and is pushing a quantum-readiness roadmap ('pqai27') targeting protection by 2027, but the Ethereum Foundation still targets December 2029 and core developers have not approved anything. This is protocol research and governance friction, not a near-term change to fees, supply or demand, so no clear price driver in days to weeks.
Ethlabs has officially withdrawn its support for the Quick Slots proposal within the upcoming Hegotá upgrade to focus on its new 'pqai27' roadmap. The initiative aims to secure the Ethereum network against quantum and AI threats by 2027, though the Ethereum Foundation maintains a target of December 2029 for full quantum resistance.
Not for Glamsterdam, which proceeds as planned, but the block-speed change for Hegotá is dropped and faster slots move to 2028, pending developer approval.
Ethlabs wants protection by 2027, but the Ethereum Foundation roadmap still targets December 2029 and researcher Justin Drake hopes to complete the transition in 2028, so the timeline remains unsettled.