Ethereum quantum security roadmap: Privacy comes first
Vitalik Buterin’s latest comparison of Ethereum’s 2023 roadmap with the current L1 Strawmap shows a meaningful change in protocol priorities. The network’s original goals have not been abandoned, but quantum resistance has moved forward, while native privacy, post-quantum scaling, native rollups and more formally verifiable specifications have gained prominence. Some earlier directions, including Verifiable Delay Functions and parts of the previous EVM roadmap, now receive less emphasis.
2026/08/11