{"id":10814,"date":"2024-02-19T16:27:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/vitalik-buterin-highlights-the-benefits-of-verkle-trees\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:27:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:27:12","slug":"vitalik-buterin-highlights-the-benefits-of-verkle-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/vitalik-buterin-highlights-the-benefits-of-verkle-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin Highlights the Benefits of Verkle Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Individual stakers and node operators in the Ethereum network stand to benefit from the implementation of Verkle trees, according to Vitalik Buterin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m really looking forward to Verkle trees. They will enable stateless validator clients, which can allow staking nodes to run with near-zero hard disk space and sync nearly instantly \u2014 far better solo staking UX. Also good for user-facing light clients.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bg2KXH07Id\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bg2KXH07Id<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1759365739671412841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m really looking forward to Verkle trees. They will enable stateless validator clients, allowing staking nodes to operate with minimal hard disk space and almost instant synchronization [with the blockchain],\u201d the developer noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Verkle trees are a data structuring algorithm in the protocol, similar to Merkle trees. Their main distinction lies in each node using a special type of hash, known as a vector commitment, to secure child nodes.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the solution optimizes on-chain data storage and node size. However, Buterin highlighted its key feature as \u201cmuch more size-efficient proofs,\u201d as the mechanism allows verification of any block using only the data it contains.<\/p>\n<p>This approach to verification significantly reduces the technical requirements for validators, which could lead to increased node diversity and greater network decentralization in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The integration of this new data structure is part of Ethereum&#8217;s roadmap. The introduction of Verkle trees is scheduled for the third phase, known as The Verge.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethereum co-founder emphasized that the update will also enhance the solo staking experience by optimizing the user interface and adding new functionality to client software.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, blockchain developers <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-developers-set-date-for-dencun-upgrade-on-mainnet\">approved<\/a> the deployment date for Dencun (Deneb-Cancun) on the mainnet \u2014 March 13. A major component of the upgrade is <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/how-eip-4844-will-affect-ordinary-ethereum-users\">EIP-4844<\/a>, which includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eip4844.com\/\">Proto-Danksharding<\/a> option aimed at scaling the network.<\/p>\n<p>Back on February 7, the Ethereum team successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-developers-implement-dencun-hard-fork-on-holesky-testnet\">implemented Dencun<\/a> on the Holesky testnet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Individual stakers and node operators in the Ethereum network stand to benefit from the implementation of Verkle trees, according to Vitalik Buterin. I&#8217;m really looking forward to Verkle trees. They will enable stateless validator clients, which can allow staking nodes to run with near-zero hard disk space and sync nearly instantly \u2014 far better solo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1134,200],"class_list":["post-10814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-technical-updates","tag-vitalik-buterin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"88","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}