Ethereum Foundation researcher ladislaus.eth disclosed that the Ethereum Core Developers (AllCoreDevs) meeting scheduled for this Thursday will decide whether to include EIP-8141 in the Hegema upgrade. The core of EIP-8141 is to decouple accounts from fixed signature schemes, providing a native pathway for migration to post-quantum secure signature schemes. Ladislaus.eth noted that if the consensus layer (Beacon Chain) is already post-quantum secure, but user transactions on the execution layer still rely on the quantum-vulnerable ECDSA signatures, the overall migration remains incomplete—both layers must be post-quantum ready. Additionally, EIP-8141 natively supports account abstraction and programmable gas payments—including payments in ERC-20 tokens and transaction sponsorship. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin added that EIP-8141 will also enable better native support for privacy protocols, drawing a parallel to EVM’s general programmability—this proposal introduces programmability into the verification phase, which previously only hard-coded ECDSA.
Ethereum Core Developers to Decide on Inclusion of EIP-8141 in the Hegemony Upgrade
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Ethereum news broke this week as core developers prepare to vote on EIP-8141 ahead of the Hegemony upgrade. The proposal introduces post-quantum secure signatures, native account abstraction, and programmable gas payments. Ethereum ecosystem updates highlight the inclusion of ERC-20 tokens and transaction sponsorship. Vitalik Buterin noted that the EIP could also enhance privacy protocol support. The decision is expected on Thursday.
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