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      <title><![CDATA[Introducing Cocoon ]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Institutional finance needs to verify private ledger integrity. Cocoon is Erigon's complete stack using Zero-Knowledge Proofs to create irrefutable mathematical evidence of correctness without revealing transaction data. Zilkworm embeds compliance rules.]]></description>
      <author>Erigon Team</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon v3.3: Introducing the Historical Proofs Data Model]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With Erigon v3.3 we announce efficient indexing for historical MPT proofs — laying the groundwork for stateless clients and ZK-proof integration at the execution layer.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Introducing Zilkworm, Erigon's C++ Path to Proving Ethereum]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Zilkworm is Erigon's C++-based ZK prover for Ethereum — the only genuine alternative to the Rust monoculture. 2x faster, built on EVMOne, designed for the Gigagas era.]]></description>
      <author>Bloxster</author>
      <category>Zilkworm</category>
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      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Partnership for Progress]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An update on Erigon's unified staking experience as the only EVM client to integrate both an Execution Layer and a Consensus Layer (Caplin) in a single binary.]]></description>
      <author>Bloxster</author>
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      <category>Ecosystem</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[An Update on Our Support for Polygon]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Announcement of the formal discontinuation of official Polygon support as Erigon sharpens its focus on Ethereum mainnet and ZK infrastructure.]]></description>
      <author>Bloxster</author>
      <category>Ecosystem</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Introducing Erigon Nitro for Arbitrum Sepolia]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon Nitro is now live on Arbitrum Sepolia, bringing high-performance Erigon execution to the Arbitrum developer testnet — a first step toward full mainnet deployment.]]></description>
      <author>Artem Tsebrovskii</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[How I Reduced a Polygon Archive Node Size by +900 GB]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/how-i-reduced-a-polygon-archive-node-size-by-900gb</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A deep technical walkthrough of the index improvements in Erigon 3.1 that slashed Polygon archive node storage by over 900 GB — without sacrificing query performance.]]></description>
      <author>Willian Mitsuda</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon 3.1 Pebble Paws]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Major update packed with new features and optimisations: improved stability and performance for validators, Caplin enhancements, and ecosystem fixes.]]></description>
      <author>Bloxster</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon Joins the Arbitrum Ecosystem]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Partnership announcement: Erigon brings its high-performance execution client to the Arbitrum ecosystem, providing a robust alternative client implementation for Arbitrum chains.]]></description>
      <author>Paolo Rebuffo</author>
      <category>L2</category>
      <category>Ecosystem</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Introducing Named Releases]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon v3.0.1 marks the introduction of named major version releases — a new milestone-based approach to communicating the significance of each version.]]></description>
      <author>Paolo Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>Org</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Superchains and Unified Portal Network]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An explanation of optimistic rollup concepts and alternative development directions for superchain infrastructure, exploring the path toward a unified portal network.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
      <category>Video</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Will Ethereum Do? State Rent, Stateless, Regenesis, and Portal Network]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/what-will-ethereum-do-state-rent-stateless-regenesis-and-portal-network</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Addressing Ethereum's long-standing state growth problem and the four possible paths forward: state rent, stateless clients, regenesis, or the Portal Network.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon 2025 Roadmap]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[2025 marks a turning point for Erigon. The roadmap covers the ZK pivot, Zilkworm development, infrastructure scaling, and the long-term vision for the Erigon stack.]]></description>
      <author>Paolo Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Solana, Celestia, Ethereum's Grand Strategy, Rollups]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/solana-celestia-ethereums-grand-strategy-rollups</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comparative analysis of blockchain architecture across Solana, Celestia, and Ethereum — examining modular vs monolithic trade-offs and the role of rollups in each grand strategy.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
      <category>Video</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Did Solana Do? Technical Comparison: Solana vs Ethereum]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/what-did-solana-do-techincal-comparison-of-main-tech-features-solana-vs-ethereum</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A rigorous technical comparison of Solana and Ethereum — covering consensus, execution, state management, and the design decisions behind each chain's performance profile.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Video</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Releasing Erigon v3.0.0]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The first production release of Erigon 3 — with a deprecation notice for Erigon 2 by May 1, 2025. Covers the architecture changes, new features, and migration guidance.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Lean Approach to Fusaka: Our Stance on a Minimal Fork]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/a-lean-approach-to-fusaka-our-stance-on-a-minimal-fork</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon's position on the Fusaka upgrade: advocate for a minimal, high-impact fork rather than a kitchen-sink approach — and the reasoning behind this stance.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Ecosystem</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Existential Decisions for Ethereum]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/essential-decision-for-ethereum-alexey-akunov-video</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Alexey addresses concerns about key Ethereum development decisions that could affect the network’s long-term competitiveness and the client diversity that underpins it.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>Vision</category>
      <category>Video</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Case for Programmatically Accelerating Ethereum's Network Capacity]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/the-case-for-programmatically-accelerating-ethereums-network-capacity</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An examination of Ethereum's scaling capacity challenges and the argument for a programmatic, data-driven approach to increasing throughput beyond current L2 assumptions.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making Ethereum a Rollup of Itself]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/making-ethereum-a-rollup-of-itself</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A theoretical exploration of using ZK proofs to turn Ethereum mainnet into a rollup of itself — radically increasing gas limits while preserving decentralisation.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Announcing Erigon v3 Beta-1]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/announcing-erigon-v3-beta-1-a-scalable-and-efficient-ethereum-integrated-client</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The first public Beta of Erigon v3 — focused on efficiency, scalability, and usability for node operators. Covers the new architecture and what it means for validators and archive users.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon</category>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Benefits of Caplin (Erigon's Internal CL) and Erigon (EL) for Staking]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/benefits-of-caplin-erigons-internal-cl-and-erigon-el-for-staking</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Caplin and Erigon form an integrated solution for Ethereum staking, delivering improved performance, reduced resource requirements, and superior throughput for validators.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Announcing Erigon v3 Alpha 6: Focus on Staking and Full Node Performance]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/announcing-erigon-v3-alpha-6-focus-on-staking-and-full-node-performance</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon v3 Alpha 6 transitions its default configuration from archive to full node mode while introducing staking capabilities and performance optimizations designed to make Ethereum node operation more accessible.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Are we finally ready for a gas limit increase?]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/are-we-finally-ready-for-a-gas-limit-increase</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An analysis of whether Ethereum's gas limit can safely be increased today, examining worst-case and average-case scenarios for bandwidth, computation, and storage if the limit were doubled to 60 million gas.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon 3, Alpha 2: Introducing blazingly fast sync on archive nodes with OtterSync and other improvements]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/erigon-3-alpha-2-introducing-blazingly-fast-sync-on-archive-nodes-with-ottersync-and-other-improvements</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Alpha 2 of Erigon 3 introduces OtterSync — the fastest Ethereum node sync algorithm ever created — enabling archive node setup in mere hours, alongside 25% chain tip improvements and extensive bug fixes.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon 3 (Alpha 1), the first all-in-one EVM-node on the efficient software frontier, is live.]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/erigon-3-alpha-1-the-first-all-in-one-evm-node-on-the-efficient-software-frontier-is-live</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon 3 Alpha 1 launches as the world's first all-in-one EVM node — combining Execution Layer and Consensus Layer, optimized for archive, full and pruned configurations, with transaction-level state granularity and a target of 1 Ggas/sec block production.]]></description>
      <author>Paolo Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[The rise of Erigon 3 and our new release cycle]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/the-rise-of-erigon-3-and-our-new-release-cycle</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After over a year of research and development, Erigon 3 is nearly ready. This post outlines the new release cycle, branch structure, and the transition from Erigon 2 to Erigon 3.]]></description>
      <author>Paolo Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon++]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon++ brings C++ performance to Erigon by embedding Silkworm as a native library — delivering 30% faster block execution and 2x–4x faster RPC throughput, available as an experimental opt-in from Erigon v2.59.0.]]></description>
      <author>Tullio Canepa</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Releasing Caplin's Archival format.]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/releasing-caplins-archival-format</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Caplin's new archival format for beacon blockchain data significantly reduces I/O operations, delivers better latency, and enables more efficient data processing for Ethereum archival nodes.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon's Roadmap to 2024]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/erigons-roadmap-to-2024</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon's 2024 roadmap covering Erigon 3, Erigon++, Caplin Full Archive Node, Otterscan enhancements, and a greater focus on code quality and QA.]]></description>
      <author>Paolo Rebuffo</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>Vision</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on Caplin and Roadmap: Building a Consensus Layer Client to work with Erigon without the Engine API.]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/update-on-caplin-and-roadmap-building-a-consensus-layer-client-to-work-with-erigon-without-the-engine-api</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An update on Caplin, Erigon's internal consensus layer client, covering its motivation, achievable benefits, four-phase development roadmap, and early performance benchmarks.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Merging Erigon 3 and Erigon 4, and possibly Caplin]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/merging-erigon-3-and-erigon-4-and-possibly-caplin</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon's development team explains their decision to consolidate Erigon 3 and Erigon 4 into a single non-backwards-compatible upgrade, and the possibility of including Caplin in that same release.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon receives $200,000 grant from BNB Chain to advance technological roadmap]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/erigon-receives-200000-grant-from-bnb-chain-to-advance-technological-roadmap</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon has been awarded a $200,000 grant from BNB Chain to support team expansion, diagnostics tooling, and the advancement of Erigon 3, Erigon 4, and Caplin.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>Ecosystem</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on the support for BSC and Polygon in Erigon. Recruitment ideas.]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/update-on-the-support-for-bsc-and-polygon-in-erigon-recruitment-ideas</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[BSC support moves to an independent project, Polygon/Bor agreement reached, and a new task-based recruitment approach using four stepping-stone projects.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
      <category>Ecosystem</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Announcing Caplin: Erigon Full Consensus Layer is Now Live]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/announcing-caplin-erigon-full-consensus-layer-is-now-live</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon v2.43.0 introduces Caplin, a full embedded consensus layer client, while sunsetting the previous Consensus Lightclient project.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beacon API and why node operators hate it.]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An examination of the Beacon API's three major pain points: excessive data verbosity, inefficient state queries, and the absence of meaningful indexing.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon-CL "Endgame" Structure, state of the art, first-working implementation.]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A look at the Erigon-CL project's final hybrid staged sync architecture, current implementation progress, and plans to replace the consensus layer lightclient.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beacon epoch transition and optimizations made along the way.]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[How aggressive caching and parallelized BLS verification brought slot processing time from 2 seconds down to 300ms in Erigon-CL's epoch and slot transition functions.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon Client</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Future of the support of BNB Smart Chain and Bor (Polygon) in Erigon]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/future-of-the-support-of-bnb-smart-chain-and-bor-polygon-in-erigon</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Erigon announces a deadline for BNB Smart Chain and Polygon Bor support, proposing a reversed funding model where chains must apply to Erigon for continued maintenance rather than the team seeking grants.]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>Erigon</category>
      <category>Ecosystem</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erigon-CL Beacon State Transition and Database Footprint Improvements]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/erigon-cl-beacon-state-transition-and-database-footprint-improvements</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Giulio Rebuffo shares progress on single-slot beacon state transition for Altair and Bellatrix forks, and reports improved database storage from 70 GB down to 63 GB through aggregation bit optimizations.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethereum Real Merge In Erigon]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/ethereum-real-merge-in-erigon</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Giulio Rebuffo introduces the "Real Merge" concept for Erigon — using the internal Consensus Client to eliminate duplicate block storage, three redundant syncs, and DevP2P dependency from the Execution Layer.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thoughts about Consensus Layer Re-Archittecturing, current state of the art and Erigon custom EL↔CL communication protocol]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/thoughts-about-consensus-layer-re-archittecturing-current-state-of-the-art-and-erigon-custom-elcl-communication-protocol</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://erigon.tech/blog/thoughts-about-consensus-layer-re-archittecturing-current-state-of-the-art-and-erigon-custom-elcl-communication-protocol</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Giulio Rebuffo critiques the Engine API's design flaws — misuse, lack of flexibility, network bloat, non-modularity — and presents a working prototype of Erigon's own EL↔CL communication protocol that syncs Goerli and Mainnet.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beacon State Optimizations, Proposer Index computation and choice of structures formatting]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/beacon-state-optimizations-proposer-index-computation-and-choice-of-structures-formatting</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://erigon.tech/blog/beacon-state-optimizations-proposer-index-computation-and-choice-of-structures-formatting</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Giulio Rebuffo covers 9x and 20x performance gains for Beacon State Merkle Root computation via CPU-native vector operations, external contributor progress on state transition, and a trade-off analysis of Raw SSZ vs CBOR vs Snappy SSZ for internal database storage.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beacon State Trie Root and Beacon Reverse Downloader]]></title>
      <link>https://erigon.tech/blog/beacon-state-trie-root-and-beacon-reverse-downloader</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Giulio Rebuffo explains how he implemented correct Beacon State Merkle Root computation with depth-5 caching (up to 300x improvement), and introduces the Beacon Reverse Downloader concept to replace the ETH1 downloader with an ETH2-based backward block validation approach.]]></description>
      <author>Giulio Rebuffo</author>
      <category>R&D</category>
      <category>Erigon</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Current status of Silkworm and SilkRPC projects (Ethereum C++)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Silkworm is a high-performance Ethereum node implementation compatible with Erigon's ETH Sentry component, while SilkRPC is compatible with Erigon's ETH core and TxPool components. Built with performance as a top priority, Silkworm leverages evmone (the fastest fully compatible EVM interpreter) and MDBX (a fast embedded key-value store with full ACID transactions), outperforming Erigon in processing speed across all currently implemented stages. Both projects are licensed under Apache 2.0.xxx]]></description>
      <author>Alexey Akhunov</author>
      <category>Silkworm</category>
      <category>C++</category>
      <category>silkRPC</category>
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