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Vitalik Buterin highlights privacy and quantum resistance in Ethereum roadmap

The roadmap frames planned upgrades as the next major iteration of the Ethereum protocol, positioning them as a long term security and privacy push.

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Vitalik Buterin has placed privacy and quantum resistance at the center of Ethereum’s latest roadmap, signaling that upcoming protocol changes are intended to strengthen the network against future threats and improve confidentiality.

Buterin previously said the upgrades included in Lean Ethereum would amount to the protocol’s “third major iteration,” according to The Block.

The Block said the roadmap presentation emphasizes these themes as core priorities for what comes next in Ethereum’s development plan.

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The BlockVitalik Buterin puts privacy and quantum resistance front and center in Ethereum’s latest roadmap

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