Ethereum Vitalik's Lean Ethereum Roadmap: Quantum Safety, Privacy, and RISC-V Vitalik Buterin's Lean Ethereum roadmap proposes the most ambitious protocol overhaul since the Merge: quantum-safe cryptography, native privacy, RISC-V execution, and recursive STARK verification — all shipping over 3-4 years. Here's what every Ethereum developer needs to know.
Ethereum Ethereum Foundation Restructuring: 40% Budget Cut, 20% Staff Reduction, and the $11B Research Lab Built by EF Alumni On June 23, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation cut 54 jobs, announced a 40% budget reduction, and restructured into five domain clusters while five departing researchers launched Ethlabs, an $11 billion-backed independent research lab.
