Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has released the Ethereum Foundation's latest "Strawmap" (a reference guide for protocol upgrades until 2029), comparing it with the 2023 roadmap and emphasizing privacy and quantum safety as new core requirements. The new roadmap prioritizes strong privacy (including mechanisms like privacy pools and "wormholes") and quantum-related updates, and introduces the concept of "Lean-ification" for Ethereum. This may involve replacing or significantly modifying core components of the protocol, including the long-term replacement of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with alternative computing formats such as RISC-V and leanISA. Additionally, zero-knowledge tools (like SNARKs) and the application of modern AI in formal verification have gained more prominence. Buterin previously stated that these upgrades would constitute Ethereum's "third major iteration."