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A Theory of Ethereum State Size Management - HackMD

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# A Theory of Ethereum State Size Management _Written 2021 Feb 12_ One of the longest and still un

A Theory of Ethereum State Size Management - HackMD # A Theory of Ethereum State Size Management _Written 2021 Feb 12_ One of the longest and still unresolved challenges in the Ethereum protocol is that of how to manage the problem of growing **state**. Many actions in Ethereum (creating an account, filling a storage slot, sending ETH to a new account...) add objects to the state that all full nodes must store in order to be able to verify or produce new blocks. These actions require a **one-time gas cost to be paid by the sender** of the transaction, but impose **permanent ongoing costs on th

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