The Ethereum Foundation has released a technical document, the Strawmap, outlining a long-term vision for Layer 1 protocol upgrades extending through 2029. This framework, designed for researchers and developers, presents a unified timeline for proposed enhancements across Ethereum's consensus, data, and execution layers. Approximately seven hard forks are projected by the end of the decade, at a pace of roughly one every six months.
The Strawmap highlights five key objectives for Ethereum's base layer: achieving transaction finality within seconds, increasing throughput to approximately 10,000 transactions per second, facilitating massive scaling at Layer 2, implementing post-quantum security for long-term network protection, and integrating built-in privacy features like shielded ETH transfers.
This document originated from a January 2026 workshop and serves as a coordination tool, not an official roadmap.