# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Walkaway Test

Buterin Puts Ethereum On Notice: Pass The ‘Walkaway Test’

Vitalik Buterin argues that Ethereum's long-term credibility depends on passing the "walkaway test," meaning the blockchain must remain usable and secure even if its core developers abandon it. He emphasizes that Ethereum should not rely on continuous human-managed upgrades to stay competitive. Instead, the protocol must reach a state where it can "ossify" without losing value, ensuring it remains a trustless base for applications. Key prerequisites include achieving quantum resistance, scalability through ZK-EVM and PeerDAS, managing state growth via statelessness and expiry, and hardening proof-of-stake economics. Buterin stresses addressing these issues now to avoid perpetual redesign and ensure decentralization and censorship resistance endure.

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