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• Add a new database storage mode that instead of a multi-trie key-value store it is one trie, one set of indexed leaves, and a series of diffs that can be used to move the trie forwards or backwards.

IBFT2.0 Improvements

• Enhancing support for block rewards and transaction fees in gas-charged networks.

Future (v1.7+)

In addition to making incremental improvements to the above features, there will be some bigger pieces of work. These are deliberately kept vague at this time, and will be elaborated upon when they move up to the now and next levels of work.

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