After four years of work, James O'Beirne's ( nostr:npub1ta5sstxzpk7aykejp6cv8eul80m2rjfwvp3rgjw0xgjtp7s3ak5s0c96f7 ) assumeutxo option to allow instant UTXO set bootstrapping for your Bitcoin node is merged into Bitcoin Core.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/coming-soon-an-easier-way-to-bootstrap-your-bitcoin-nodes-utxo-set