$ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed a new four-year roadmap aimed at making Ethereum the blockchain “people can rely on.”

Speaking at Hong Kong’s Web3 Festival, Buterin said Ethereum’s next phase will focus on three main priorities: scaling, quantum resistance, and decentralization.

Key Near-Term Upgrades:

✔ zk-EVM expansion for faster and cheaper transactions

✔ Higher gas limits to improve network capacity

✔ Faster finality, targeting confirmations in 10–20 seconds

✔ Smarter wallets through account abstraction

✔ Better privacy tools to reduce default on-chain visibility

Buterin also highlighted the need to prepare Ethereum for future quantum computing risks. While current quantum machines are not yet a threat, he said the network must be ready well in advance with quantum-resistant cryptography.

The roadmap comes as institutional demand for Ethereum rises. Reports say Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased over 101,000 ETH in the past week, one of the largest Ethereum buys of the year.

For investors, the message is clear: Ethereum is positioning itself not just as a smart contract platform, but as a long-term digital infrastructure layer for global finance and Web3.

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