The Ethereum Foundation has released a "strawmap" roadmap, aiming to achieve sub-second transactions and significantly increase throughput.

The Ethereum Foundation released its "strawmap" roadmap, outlining seven hard forks between 2026 and 2029. The roadmap focuses on post-quantum cryptography, privacy-focused ETH transfers, and improved transaction finality. Key highlights include: 1. Sub-second transaction finality: L1 finality is compressed from 16 minutes to a minimum of 8 seconds, achieved through a single-round voting round using the new Minimmit consensus mechanism. 2. Significantly increased throughput: L1 targets 10,000 TPS ("gigagas"), while L2 networks like Arbitrum and Optimism target approximately 10 million TPS ("teragas"). 3. Reduced block interval: Slot time is gradually reduced from 12 seconds to 8, 6, 4 seconds, and potentially even 2 seconds, with each adjustment prioritizing network security. 4. Privacy and security: Shielded transfers are introduced for privacy-focused ETH transfers; post-quantum cryptography is deployed to enhance quantum computing protection. (CoinDesk)