We're getting closer to replacing archive nodes entirely.
If you use WeaveVM for ledger storage (like @MetisL2, @avax, @rss3_, @dymension), you can now reconstruct your chain's state from that data.
With state reconstruction, devs can pull archived data from WeaveVM storage and reconstruct the World State Trie in just a few lines of code.
This bypasses reliance on centralized, gatekept archival node solutions.
Details here:
https://t.co/Q4gybdWmwC
DM to get involved in the PoC.