How can a public blockchain truly live for a hundred years? Recently, Vitalik Buterin proposed a bold idea: Ethereum needs to pass the "Forget Test"—even if the core team disappears entirely, the chain should still be able to operate and transfer as usual. This isn't about pursuing a better user experience; it's about turning it into a fundamental tool like a hammer: once you buy it, it belongs to you forever.



Achieving this goal requires a set of extremely hardcore technical solutions:

Quantum resistance is the first line of defense. It's not enough to just "make do"; we need to build a century-long fortress at the cryptographic level. Along with this, scalability requirements are also high—design the architecture to handle thousands of TPS in the future, using zero-knowledge proofs and PeerDAS data sampling to manage it. Future upgrades might only involve changing parameters, without hard forks.

The state architecture also needs a complete redesign. Introduce stateless nodes and state expiration mechanisms to ensure the chain remains stable under high load for decades, with consistent node synchronization. The account model must be thoroughly abstracted, shedding the constraints of traditional signature systems, making accounts more flexible. Finally, the PoS economic system must be able to sustain operation for decades, maintaining decentralization while making ETH a truly trustless collateral.

In simple terms, it's about turning Ethereum into a "forgettable protocol"—we can continue to upgrade it, or choose not to upgrade at all.

When a chain starts designing for its own "disappearance," is this ultimately a sign of robustness, or is it somewhat idealistic? In this hundred-year plan, which technical direction do you think is the most challenging? Or which feature, once implemented, will most change the landscape? #密码资产动态追踪 $ETH $SOL
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rekt_but_not_brokevip
· 18h ago
A hundred-year plan sounds good, but has it really been implemented? Or is it just another vaporware? V God has high hopes, but if the entire team disappears, the chain will still run? Who will maintain security patches then? I'm skeptical about quantum resistance; we're already anxious before quantum chips even come out. Honestly, the issue of explosive state should have been solved long ago, after dragging on for so many years. Anyway, I'm just watching to see if ETH can truly follow through on this path, or else it will be just another forgotten promise. Stateless nodes sound great, but I don't know what node operators think. If they are truly forgotten, how will miners and stakers protect their interests? This setup seems a bit disconnected. This idea is too idealistic; in reality, it's impossible to operate completely autonomously for a hundred years. POA's economic model can't hold up; no matter how good the technology is, it's all in vain.
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LiquidationWatchervip
· 22h ago
The dream of the Century Chain sounds very romantic, but can it really handle quantum resistance? It feels a bit ahead of its time.
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AltcoinHuntervip
· 22h ago
V God, this idea is a bit romantic, but what I really want to know is—when that day comes, will ETH still be valuable? By the way, quantum resistance is indeed a powerful weapon; whoever solves it first will win half of the future. While other chains are still competing over TPS, this is truly the real moat. The expired state mechanism sounds good, but what if there’s a bug? Tinkering with such complex things seems to actually increase the risk. Being forgotten ≠ being forever safe; it ultimately depends on whether the community truly cares. It feels more like giving oneself a fancy excuse to hold on, but is it faith or being trapped? [Laughing and crying]
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SudoRm-RfWallet/vip
· 22h ago
A century-old fortress sounds good, but what if the day quantum computing truly arrives? By then, it might be too late to change cryptography.
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GateUser-9ad11037vip
· 22h ago
The concept of a century-long public chain sounds good, but in reality, the crypto world hasn't seen anything truly stable in ten years. I believe in the quantum attack defense line; anti-quantum measures should have been on the agenda long ago. Speaking of V God, he's really daring to think—can the chain still run if the core team disappears? It seems more difficult than finding a CEO who never shows up. PeerDAS and stateless nodes sound impressive, but can they really be implemented... Has anyone in the industry actually managed to do it? Instead of a hundred-year plan, it's better to solve the current problems first. The gas fee issue is still unresolved. PoS economic models are supposed to last for decades? I just want to know if ETH staking yields can be maintained; everything else is just empty talk.
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BearMarketSurvivorvip
· 22h ago
A hundred-year plan sounds ideal, but it seems like V God is thinking too far ahead. Let's focus on solving the current problems first. Quantum computing is really coming, and we're all doomed. Instead of designing defenses, it's better to pray it doesn't arrive too soon. The most difficult part is expired states. Just imagining it gives me a headache. If it really becomes a reality, the landscape will indeed be rewritten.
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DrAYousefvip
· 22h ago
nice one mate keep it up
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ProveMyZKvip
· 22h ago
A century-long public chain sounds good, but let's see if it can really last until quantum computing breaks through. --- If stateless nodes are truly to be rolled out, can we lower the node requirements even more... --- Instead of being forgotten, it's better to solve the gas fee problem first haha. --- Are you really daring to delete data with the state expiration mechanism? Probably no one dares to bet on it. --- Quantum resistance is still early; let's break through the current performance ceiling first and then talk about a hundred years. --- Come on, is this just trying to make Ethereum an eternal motion machine? --- PoS economy supporting for decades? First, see if this cycle can hold up.
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