Ethereum Sets December 2028 Post-Quantum Goal; ETHUSDT States Mixed Across Timeframes – November 4, 2026
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has outlined a December 2028 goal for completing the network’s “full post-quantum and post-AI transition,” according to KuCoin News, which reported on the remarks made at the opening ceremony of Devcon 8.
KuCoin News reports that the timetable is faster than the 2029 protocol-upgrade target in the post-quantum team’s published roadmap. The Foundation said the work spans all three protocol layers: validator signatures on the consensus layer, data availability on the data layer, and account authentication on the execution layer. The proposed sequence runs through Glamsterdam, Hegotá and the provisionally named I* and J* forks, with J* identified as the post-quantum endpoint.
“Our hope is that by December 2028 we’ll be able to wrap up the full post-quantum and post-AI transition.”
KuCoin News stresses that this is a goal, not an agreed activation schedule, and that final upgrades are determined through Ethereum’s open governance processes. It also notes that the leanVM component’s repository still labels formal verification “in progress,” and that EIP-8141 remains in Draft status.
What DAMO recorded
DAMO’s record for ETHUSDT, as of 2026-11-03 23:05 UTC, shows no single state across its ten timeframes. The picture splits into bands.
- Shortest timeframes (1m, 5m): bear momentum, meaning the DAMO line is below zero and falling.
- 15m and 1h: weakening, meaning the line is above zero and falling.
- 4h and 12h: recovery, meaning the line is below zero and rising.
- 1d: bear momentum again.
- 3d and 1w: weakening.
- 1M: recovery.
In plain terms, the shortest and daily readings sit below zero and falling, the mid-range 4h and 12h readings sit below zero and rising, and the 15m, 1h, 3d and 1w readings sit above zero and falling. The monthly reading is the same as the 4h and 12h states: below zero and rising. No timeframe is in bull momentum, the state where the line is above zero and rising.
Context
The news item and the DAMO record are presented side by side. DAMO reports state only and does not explain why a state changes, so nothing here links the Devcon 8 remarks to the readings above. The states describe where the DAMO line sits relative to zero and the direction it is moving on each timeframe, and they can differ from one timeframe to the next.
Recorded states
| Timeframe | ETH |
|---|---|
| 1m | Bear momentum |
| 5m | Bear momentum |
| 15m | Weakening |
| 1h | Weakening |
| 4h | Recovery |
| 12h | Recovery |
| 1d | Bear momentum |
| 3d | Weakening |
| 1w | Weakening |
| 1M | Recovery |
Sources
About this data
States are DAMO VERIFIED records of closed candles (recorded as of ETHUSDT 2026-11-03 23:05 UTC). They describe market state only and do not explain why it changed. Data and definitions: damolive.com/agents.
Market state data only. Not a trading signal. Not investment advice.
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