Ethereum Foundation Sets Deadline for Post-Quantum Security

The Ethereum Foundation has outlined its plan for achieving post-quantum security across all network layers by December 2029. As part of this effort, two critical proposals have been designated as mandatory for the forthcoming Hegotá upgrade: FOCIL and Frame Transactions.

FOCIL, officially designated as EIP-7805, addresses censorship resistance challenges by empowering a committee of validators to mandate the inclusion of legitimate transactions from the public mempool. This would prevent powerful block builders from censoring or excluding specific transactions.

Frame Transactions, identified as EIP-8141, delivers native account abstraction functionality to the Ethereum network. It deconstructs transactions into modular, programmable components for validation, gas fee payment, and execution processes, allowing wallets to implement customized signature schemes and batch multiple operations without relying on external off-chain operators.