[Vitalik: On-chain hash storage still requires storing and updating data relied upon for proof verification] 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 include proofs, it is still necessary to store and update the data used for proof verification. This data ultimately becomes almost as large as the state itself. Vitalik noted that there are solutions to this issue, but they involve numerous components and require trade-offs compared to the current Ethereum system. Previously, DeFi content writer marilyn100x.eth mentioned that Ethereum faces a state storage problem, where developers pay a one-time fee to write data, but nodes bear the long-term storage costs. However, EIP-8037 is not a time-weighted rent or ongoing fee mechanism; instead, it significantly increases the upfront gas costs for new contracts, accounts, and storage slots to control state growth during scaling.