Hot on the heels of Ethereum’s 10th anniversary, the Ethereum Foundation has unveiled a bold new vision for the decade ahead. 

Published by researcher Justin Drake, the “Lean Ethereum” initiative represents a fresh formulation of the network’s long-term priorities: survive anything, scale everything, and simplify the core.

Once known internally as “Beam Chain,” the idea of overhauling Ethereum’s consensus layer has now evolved into a more holistic reimagining of the entire L1 stack. 

The renaming isn’t just aesthetic; it reflects a broader philosophical commitment to modularity, minimalism, and resilience and extends the principles across consensus, execution,…

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