Failure to execute Lean Ethereum's roadmap in a timely manner will cause institutions to route settlement workflows toward competing systems with more predictable deployment timelines

"If the process stalls, the same roadmap becomes a liability. Institutions may not wait indefinitely for public infrastructure to become faster, more private, cheaper, and quantum-safe. Stablecoin issuers, tokenization platforms, and treasury firms can route workflows toward systems that offer more predictable near-term deployment."