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The Verge is about making Ethereum more efficient. Vitalic wants to enable nodes to run on smaller devices, using technologies like Verkle trees and stateless clients. This could make the network more accessible and decentralized, but it also introduces new risks and a learning curve.
The Purge
The Purge is about making Ethereum lighter and more efficient by removing historical data and unused features. This includes history expiry, state expiry, and feature cleanup. While streamlining is good, it's crucial to ensure that critical data and functionality are not sacrificed.
The Splurge
The Splurge is about making Ethereum even better for regular users. Key upgrades include account abstraction, which introduces new account recovery methods, and EIP 4337, which aims to add features without changing the core protocol, like gasless transactions. However, these additions also increase complexity, and Vitalik must find the right balance between usability and comple
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