# EF zkEVM team publishes its 2026 roadmap for putting zkEVM proofs into Ethereum's validator workflow

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/ef-zkevm-team-publishes-its-2026-roadmap-for-putting-zkevm-proofs-into-0fa4313e
Date: 26 Jan 2026
About: [Ethereum Foundation](https://technooptimist.io/companies/ethereum-foundation.md) · [L1 zkEVM (proof-checked blocks)](https://technooptimist.io/crypto/l1-zkevm.md)
Original source: https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/l1-zkevm-roadmap-2026-integrating-zkevm-proofs-into-ethereums-core-protocol/27595

The roadmap describes the full pipeline: execution client produces a witness, a standard guest program validates the block inside a zkVM, a prover makes the proof and the consensus client verifies it. Work is split into six themes, from standard zkVM interfaces to formal verification.

## Key facts

- Consensus specs would change so beacon nodes can verify proofs during block validation.
- GPU prover code is to stay open source; provers are tracked on Ethproofs.
- ePBS in Glamsterdam widens the proving window from 1–2 s to 6–9 s, a key dependency.

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