Roadmap
This page tracks ongoing efforts and identified projects working towards post-quantum security for the Ethereum ecosystem. While PQBeat stages reflect deployed capabilities, this roadmap provides visibility into what's being developed.
Ethereum Protocol Efforts
EIP-8051: ML-DSA Precompile
DRAFTPrecompile for ML-DSA (Dilithium) signature verification
EIP-8052: Falcon Precompile
DRAFTPrecompile for Falcon signature verification
EIP-7701: Native Account Abstraction
DRAFTNative AA enabling custom signature validation at protocol level
Kohaku PQ Account
RESEARCHERC4337 PQ Account
FALZKON
RESEARCHZK-Friendly PQ signature scheme
Post-Quantum Consensus Layer
RESEARCHReplacing BLS12-381 with PQ-secure aggregatable signatures (folding approach)
ZK Recovery Mechanism
RESEARCHZK circuits for seed-based account recovery post-freeze
Stage Progression Dependencies
PQ Signature Verifier Contract
Deploy ML-DSA or Falcon verifier as smart contract. Expensive but functional.→ ZKNOX in progress
Precompiles + Native AA
Requires EIP-8051/8052 (precompiles) + EIP-7701 (native AA) to be included in a hard fork.
ZK-Recovery + Freeze Mechanism
Deploy ZK circuits for seed-based recovery. Governance mechanism to freeze legacy EOAs.
Post-Quantum Consensus Layer
Replace BLS12-381 with PQ aggregatable signatures. Requires validator migration.
Identified PQ Projects
ZKNOX
Smart AccountsPost-quantum smart accounts with ML-DSA and Falcon signature support
Ethereum Foundation PQ Research
ResearchResearch initiatives on post-quantum cryptography for Ethereum
NIST PQC Standards
StandardsNIST standardized post-quantum cryptographic algorithms
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