Krutika Adani
The upcoming Pectra Upgrade in Ethereum could choose Verkle Trees to help decentralize Ethereum further. The upgrade will delay the implementation of Quantum-resistance in Ethereum.
The aim is to support the Sharding upgrade in Ethereum as it needs far more validators than the current 1 million.
Ethereum has prioritized decentralization over quantum-resistance because of the Surge series of upgrades to increase TPS in the blockchain. Further, Ethereum also aims to create solo validators who would be using lighter devices to operate a node.
Scientists in the Tsing Hua University, Taiwan have already developed a quantum computer that can process data several times faster and break Ethereum’s encryption in seconds.
Ethereum has planned a few more upgrades in the next two years such as Pectra, Sharding, and other upgrades in the Verge series.