Ethereum is focusing on achieving long-term resilience by ensuring its blockchain can pass the 'walkaway test,' a concept emphasizing the need for Ethereum to function independently of continuous updates. This initiative aims to make Ethereum a robust platform for trustless applications in finance and governance, akin to tools that remain functional without vendor support. Key goals include achieving full quantum-resistance, scalable architecture for thousands of transactions per second, and a durable state architecture. Ethereum also seeks to implement a general-purpose account model, a secure gas schedule, and a decentralized proof-of-stake economic model. These efforts are intended to future-proof Ethereum, allowing it to maintain its value proposition without relying on new protocol features.