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Ethereum’s latest long-term planning document has given investors a new way to assess whether the digital asset can eventually reach $10,000 by the end of this decade. The newly published “Strawmap,” introduced by Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake, reads less like a conventional roadmap than a preemptive response plan. It sketches a path for Ethereum base-layer upgrades through the end of the decade, with seven forks by 2029 and five broad targets, including a faster Layer 1, much higher throughput, post-quantum security, privacy at the base layer, and a scaling architecture that keeps Layer 1 and Layer 2 moving together. In essence, Ethereum is trying to reduce long-term failure risk while improving the chain’s economic usefulness. Related Reading Is your Ethereum at risk? Vitalik Buterin admits his biggest design mistake since 2017 Ethereum co-founder abandons old Ethereum vision as hidden censorship risks threaten to trap everyday user funds. Jan 27, 2026 · Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright From roadmap to response plan Drake described Strawmap as a “strawman roadmap,” which is a useful phrase because it lowers the claim while raising the stakes. According to him, it is not meant to be the final doctrine for a decentralized ecosystem without a single decision-maker. Instead, it is meant to serve as a coordination tool, a map that helps researchers, developers, and governance participants see how the biggest protocol changes relate to one another across several years. Ethereum Strawmap Roadmap (Source: Ethereum Foundation) That matters because Ethereum is now dealing with a different class of problem than it faced in its earlier life. The central question is no longer whether the network can survive its next upgrade. It is whether it can prepare for a future in which the biggest threats are cumulative: slower-than-expected scaling, governance drift, user frustration with latency, political conflict over…

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