Overview
- Buterin says Ethereum should remain safe, predictable, and useful even if core developers stop maintaining it.
- He advocates adopting post-quantum cryptography now to guarantee long-term safety, though some warn it could cut throughput.
- He points to zkEVM validation and PeerDAS data-availability sampling as the scaling path that relies on parameter changes rather than repeated hard forks, with PeerDAS live and zkEVMs in alpha.
- His checklist includes durable state management, a more general account model beyond enshrined ECDSA, and a gas schedule hardened against denial-of-service risks including in zero-knowledge proving.
- He says proof-of-stake economics must stay decentralized and block production should resist centralization and censorship to preserve credible neutrality.