# Ethereum Researchers Converge on Recursive STARKs as the Post-Quantum Migration Path

Two new Ethereum Research posts argue that quantum-resistant signatures are too large and too expensive to verify one by one, and that aggregating them off-chain into a single proof is the practical route.

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:44:37.392Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-16/ethereum-researchers-converge-on-recursive-starks-as-the-pos
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/scaling-ethereum-with-recursive-starks-and-the-trustless-log-index/26002), [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/post-quantum-lattice-or-hash-based-one-question-two-right-answers/26003)

Two posts published on Ethereum Research this week set out the shape of the network's post-quantum transition, and they agree on the constraint that matters: cost. Quantum-resistant signature schemes are large. Current hash-based proposals…

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