CryptoCointelegraphabout 2 hours ago
Ethereum Foundation drops Poseidon for post-quantum hashes
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The Ethereum Foundation is abandoning the Poseidon hash function for established alternatives like SHA or BLAKE, citing advances in SNARKs. Researcher Justin Drake said a production-ready leanVM is targeted for 2027, with deployments across Ethereum layers in 2028. Eigen Labs CEO Sreeram Kannan noted joint work with Succinct increased proving speeds by 2.5 times.
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