According to Wu, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared that Lean Ethereum will be the third major iteration of Ethereum following The Merge and will gradually roll out over the next 3 to 4 years. Key directions include integrating recursive STARKs into native protocol verification, advancing quantum-resistant solutions, introducing more scalable new state structures, and exploring underlying virtual machines like RISC-V or leanISA to support programmable privacy and greater scalability. Vitalik also mentioned that over the next 5 years, Ethereum will see multiple increases in Gas limits, Blob capacity, and shorter Slot times, with the Glasterdam upgrade expected to bring a significant Gas limit boost. https://(wublock123.com)/news/vitalik-lean-ethereum-native-stark-quantum-resistant-upgrade-64038