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Vitalik Buterin just unveiled Ethereum’s next big leap: Lean Ethereum, a sweeping 3-4 year overhaul to rebuild the network’s core for speed, security, and scalability. After the staking upgrade in 2022, this phase tackles quantum safety, privacy, and state management head-on. Ethereum will replace vulnerable crypto components with quantum-resistant tech, prioritize privacy as a core feature, and adopt recursive STARKs to slash verification overhead. The biggest shift? Redesigning Ethereum’s “state” to handle massive data growth—up to 100TB by 2030—without crushing node operators. They’re also eyeing a move beyond the EVM, possibly to RISC-V. With upgrades like Glamsterdam and Hegotá paving the way, this is Ethereum’s bold, long-term plan to future-proof itself against quantum threats, boost capacity, and keep decentralization alive.

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