OP Stack Rollups Face the Walkaway Test Challenge
OP Stack Rollups Face the Walkaway Test Challenge
馃毝 The Walkaway Test
The OP Stack rollup ecosystem is being challenged to pass the "walkaway test" - a critical benchmark for decentralization where a protocol can continue operating even if its original developers completely disappear.
This test represents a key milestone for Layer 2 solutions built on the OP Stack framework. Passing it would demonstrate true decentralization and resilience, removing single points of failure and dependency on core teams.
The challenge highlights the ongoing evolution of Ethereum scaling solutions toward greater autonomy and trustlessness.
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Ethereum itself must pass the walkaway test. Ethereum is meant to be a home for trustless and trust-minimized applications, whether in finance, governance or elsewhere. It must support applications that are more like tools - the hammer that once you buy it's yours - than like
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