The Ether: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Blocks: 25,857,182 - 25,864,358
Slots: 15,094,799 - 15,101,998
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The day in review
The day in review
Protocol- Core developers set frame transactions, a native account-abstraction feature with post-quantum security, for the Hegotá upgrade.
World- Ethereum released a roadmap to shift its cryptography away from methods vulnerable to future quantum computers.
Ethereum has joined Bitcoin in preparing its cryptography for the quantum computing era, with research on breaking post-quantum signatures intensifying and regulatory pressure mounting.
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