#EducationalSeries #StatePruning

In the previous articles, we have already discussed concepts such as State, State Size, and State Bloat. Let’s briefly recap:

State represents the blockchain’s “world state” at a given moment, including account balances, contract storage, NFT ownership, liquidity in DEX pools, and more. As time goes on, these states continuously accumulate, forming an increasingly massive database.

Here comes the problem — as state keeps accumulating, the burden on nodes becomes heavier and heavier. Even if state growth is slowed through mechanisms like State Rent, this can only delay the pace of expansion, not change the fundamental fact that state keeps growing.

Full nodes must:

• Store the complete state

• Be able to retrieve it at any time

• Keep it continuously synchronized

The longer the network runs, the higher the operating cost becomes, and the harder it is for ordinary individuals to run nodes. This directly conflicts with the original goal of decentralization.

As a result, the industry began asking a key question: Is there a way to remove some “no-longer-needed state” without compromising security?

The answer is today’s topic: State Pruning.

https://news.superex.com/articles/28535.html

#EducationalSeries #StatePruning

In the previous articles, we have already discussed concepts such as State, State Size, and State Bloat. Let’s briefly recap:

State represents the blockchain’s “world state” at a given moment, including account balances, contract storage, NFT ownership, liquidity in DEX pools, and more. As time goes on, these states continuously accumulate, forming an increasingly massive database.

Here comes the problem — as state keeps accumulating, the burden on nodes becomes heavier and heavier. Even if state growth is slowed through mechanisms like State Rent, this can only delay the pace of expansion, not change the fundamental fact that state keeps growing.

Full nodes must:

• Store the complete state

• Be able to retrieve it at any time

• Keep it continuously synchronized

The longer the network runs, the higher the operating cost becomes, and the harder it is for ordinary individuals to run nodes. This directly conflicts with the original goal of decentralization.

As a result, the industry began asking a key question: Is there a way to remove some “no-longer-needed state” without compromising security?

The answer is today’s topic: State Pruning.

https://news.superex.com/articles/28535.html