Ethereum founder Vitalik recently articulated a core philosophy: Ethereum's future should not depend on continuous developer maintenance to operate, but rather evolve gradually into a truly trustless or minimally trust-based application infrastructure.

The logic behind this is clear— as the ecosystem matures sufficiently, the protocol itself must have the capability to solidify. In other words, Ethereum should transition from a system that requires constant iteration and upgrades to a stable architecture capable of self-improvement but ultimately able to "freeze."

Specifically, Vitalik outlined several key objectives: first, complete quantum resistance. This is not hype but a real long-term risk—the development of quantum computing could threaten existing cryptographic foundations. Second, support for scalable architectures like ZK-EVM and PeerDAS. Zero-knowledge proofs and peer-to-peer data availability sampling have already proven to be important directions for scalability.

In addition, Ethereum needs to establish a sustainable state model spanning decades and implement full account abstraction. These may sound like technical details, but each is crucial for Ethereum to become a truly infrastructure-level application.

This approach reflects Ethereum's increasing maturity—from pursuing rapid innovation to focusing on long-term stability.