Vitalik Buterin, the most influential figure in the Ethereum ecosystem, sent a strong message about the future of the network: walk away test (Evidence of Separation or Abandonment)
With this expression, Buterin suggests that the system must be able to survive and remain useful. Even if the core developers decide to abandon the project tomorrow
Para Vitalik, Ethereum should not be a “service” If the provider loses interest or gets hacked, it will stop working. On the contrary, the network should offer applications that act as “buy once and it’s yours” hammers.
According to the Jan. 12 post, the ultimate goal is to “ossify” the protocol, so that the code is so robust and complete that its value is not dependent on future updates.
We need to get to a place where Ethereum’s value does not depend strictly on features that are not yet included in the protocol.
Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum.
This warning about developer dependence has special relevance. After what happened recently with Zcashis a privacy-focused cryptocurrency whose price has plummeted by more than 20% in just a few days following mass resignations of its core technology team due to internal disputes.
Vitalik appears to want to prevent Ethereum from becoming vulnerable to the kind of leadership crisis currently imposed on himself and the Ethereum Foundation (EF).
“Abandonment test” applied to Ethereum
Buterin warned that it is impossible to build truly independent applications on top of a foundation, which relies on continuous updates to continue to be useful. As such, he said, “Ethereum, the blockchain, must have the same attributes that we want from the applications built on top of it.”
The core concept is that Ethereum will reach a point where it can stop changing if it wants to. without compromising the value proposition.
“That doesn’t mean we should stop improving,” he clarified, “but it does mean that Ethereum’s value doesn’t depend strictly on features that don’t yet exist in the protocol.”
Similarly, CriptoNoticias reported that Buterin said on January 10: Ethereum no longer has scale limitations without affecting decentralization.
According to Vitalik, the pillars of the eternal network
To overcome this “abandonment test,” Buterin detailed a roadmap that ensures: Ethereum will be safe for the next 100 years.
Among the most important points, “total quantum resistance” stands out, warning that this protection should not be delayed in order to gain temporary efficiency.
Being able to say that the Ethereum protocol will be cryptographically secure for 100 years is what we should all strive for.
Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum.
In addition to security, this plan also requires large-scale processing power that eliminates the need to redesign the network every few years.
The idea of Ethereum is Process thousands of transactions per second Rather than making complex and risky changes to the codebase, it is done through simple parameter changes similar to voting.
An unbreakable economic and social model
Vitalik’s plan is not only technical, but also social. It proposes a proof-of-stake (PoS) economic model that can last for decades while maintaining decentralization.
Ethereum leaders concluded their message with a call to action for the coming years. “Do the right thing once and for all, based on the knowledge of what is really right, and maximize Ethereum’s technical and social robustness in the long run.”
For him, this path of independence and absolute strength is the only possible path.
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