According to Wu Blockchain, 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 would still require storing and updating the data used to verify the proofs. This data would ultimately be almost as large as the state itself. Vitalik mentioned that there are solutions to this issue, but they involve many components and require trade-offs compared to the current Ethereum setup. Previously, DeFi content writer marilyn100x.eth pointed out that Ethereum has 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 but significantly increases the upfront gas costs for new contracts, accounts, and storage slots to control state growth during scaling. https://(wublock123.com)/news/vitalik-on-minimal-onchain-hashes-and-data-for-proof-verification-61224