Vitalik: On-chain hashes still require data for storing and updating verification proofs

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented on the issue of Ethereum state storage, stating that even if users store data themselves, the blockchain only stores hashes, and transactions only contain proofs, it is still necessary to store and update the data used to verify the proofs, and this data will eventually be almost as large as the state itself. Vitalik said that there are solutions to the relevant problems, but they involve many components and require trade-offs compared to the current Ethereum. Previously, DeFi content creator marilyn100x.eth stated that Ethereum has a state storage problem, where developers pay a one-time fee to write data, and nodes bear the long-term storage costs. However, EIP-8037 is not a time-weighted rent or ongoing fee, but rather significantly increases the upfront gas costs for new contracts, accounts, and storage slots to control state growth during scaling.