<ul><li>The Verge is an upgrade in Ethereum's roadmap that aims to make it easier to run a node from various devices.</li><li>The main goals of The Verge are to enable verification with minimal storage requirements and to allow full chain verification on smartwatches using ZK tech.</li><li>Ethereum is considering replacing the current Merkle Patricia state tree with Verkle trees or STARKed binary hash trees to reduce storage needs for stateless clients.</li><li>The long-term goal of Ethereum is to have small proofs for block verification, both at the consensus layer and the execution layer using SNARK or STARK solutions.</li></ul>

Vitalik Buterin, on The Verge: Exploring Ethereum’s Future

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