Statelessness/Verkle does so much more than decrease the cost of running a node by the cost of one SSD.
First and foremost, the most important question should be: Do you want to increase mainnet gas 10x? Verkle will enable this.
First and foremost, the most important question should be: Do you want to increase mainnet gas 10x? Verkle will enable this.
https://twitter.com/gakonst/status/1790428848397357214
But Verkle will do many more important things:
1. Simplify Ethereum node architecture. The EL can become a library instead of being a full blown node.
1. Simplify Ethereum node architecture. The EL can become a library instead of being a full blown node.
2. Reduce sync time. A node can sync by only downloading the beacon state. This can enable syncing in a few seconds.
Running a node as part of your wallet software (even on your mobile phone) becomes practical.
Running a node as part of your wallet software (even on your mobile phone) becomes practical.
3. Improve Ethereum decentralization.
The most important parameter for decentralization is the cost of running a full node. Verkle reduces it both operationally (see 1 and 2) and in terms of hardware cost.
The most important parameter for decentralization is the cost of running a full node. Verkle reduces it both operationally (see 1 and 2) and in terms of hardware cost.
4. Enable the way for full blown light nodes.
In the endgame light nodes should be fully protected against invalid state transitions. In a world where zk proving does not achieve this for consensus+execution layer, verkle enables simple fraud proofs for execution payloads.
In the endgame light nodes should be fully protected against invalid state transitions. In a world where zk proving does not achieve this for consensus+execution layer, verkle enables simple fraud proofs for execution payloads.
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