Dankrad Feist

Ethereum researchers and developers are broadly backing Vitalik Buterin’s updated Lean Ethereum strawmap, which prioritizes privacy, recursive STARKs and quantum-resistant cryptography. The strongest criticism centers on timing, with several prominent voices arguing that a three-to-four-year execution window may not be ambitious enough.

Ethereum Foundation researchers resign from EigenLayer advisory roles after controversy over EIGEN token allocations, citing commitment to neutrality within the Ethereum community.