Solana co-founder Toly recently discussed the necessity of protocol evolution. He believes that any public chain that stops iterating is essentially courting its own demise. This creates an interesting dialogue with Ethereum founder Vitalik's view on the "walkaway test"—the latter emphasizing that protocols should be sufficiently independent and stable.

Toly's core argument is: Solana should not be bound to any single team or individual and must maintain the ability to continuously evolve. However, this evolution should not be blind—it should address real issues. For example, performance bottlenecks faced by developers, pain points in user experience—these are legitimate reasons to upgrade the protocol, rather than simply catering to various market voices.

This reflects a core tension in public chain development: how to continuously adapt to changing ecosystem needs while maintaining stability and independence. The perspectives of these two industry leaders each have their focus, but both point in the same direction—the sustainable vitality of the protocol.