By Isaac • July 6, 2026 11:01 pm •
Ethereum’s next big fight may not be over what the network should become.
It may be over how fast the developers can get it there.
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Vitalik Buterin’s updated Lean Ethereum roadmap puts privacy, quantum resistance, recursive STARK verification, and major base-layer redesigns near the center of Ethereum’s long-term plan.
Developers broadly like the direction. Several are already warning that a three-to-four-year schedule may be too slow for the market and the technology race Ethereum is trying to win.
NEW: @VitalikButerin outlines Ethereum’s biggest rebuild since the Merge, a 3-4 year overhaul replacing nearly every major protocol component, with quantum resistance and privacy elevated to top priorities. pic.twitter.com/zuV4BlDS4T
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