According to Wu, Paradigm has announced the launch of a fully verified stateless Ethereum node called Ress (Reth Stateless), with a disk requirement of 14 GB. Paradigm stated that stateless nodes are crucial not only for improving the decentralization of Ethereum but also for scaling L1 gas limits, expanding optimistic L2, and implementing Native Rollups to enhance the security and interoperability of the L2 ecosystem.