This is cool!
Partial-stateful nodes will play a major role in Ethereum's future, and this year's hard fork - Glamsterdam - is a big unlock.
Nodes will be able to maintain partial state and serve RPC requests without the heavy work of re-executing finalized blocks.
This doesn't work for validators, but it's great for home RPC setups, reducing their disk footprint.
Partial stateful node is here!
Happy to announce chibi: a node that syncs in minutes and lets you transact through your own local RPC. Trust no one because every value is proven.
It runs on practically any hardware. Need to send a transaction? Don't need to rely on RPC providers, just spin up chibi and send it right away. Live on Sepolia today and Hoodi next.
👇 demo below