Ethereum devs back Vitalik's 'Lean Ethereum' roadmap but call for faster execution

Major Ethereum developers and researchers are backing the long-term 'Lean Ethereum' roadmap unveiled by co-founder Vitalik Buterin, CoinDesk reported. While developers agree with the roadmap's direction, which includes strengthening privacy and introducing quantum-resistant cryptography, they have criticized the proposed three to four-year development schedule as excessively long. Some have suggested that implementation should be targeted within about one year by leveraging AI and large language models (LLMs). Industry observers believe that execution speed, rather than core technology, will ultimately determine Ethereum's future competitiveness.