# \#research

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## [Share your provider experience - help build a public Monad validator reliability picture](https://forum.monad.xyz/t/share-your-provider-experience-help-build-a-public-monad-validator-reliability-picture/535)

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**Author:** [@UnityNodes](https://forum.monad.xyz/u/UnityNodes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.monad.xyz/t/share-your-provider-experience-help-build-a-public-monad-validator-reliability-picture/535 "2026-09-10T20:30:54Z")

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Hey validators :waving\_hand: For the past 6 months we have been tracking every provider-related incident affecting Monad validators in our tracker Monad Network Dashboard - Validators & Block Space | Pulse by Unity Node…

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## [Running a pruned node on a miniPC](https://forum.monad.xyz/t/running-a-pruned-node-on-a-minipc/478)

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**Author:** [@aurous37-lang](https://forum.monad.xyz/u/aurous37-lang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.monad.xyz/t/running-a-pruned-node-on-a-minipc/478 "2026-05-20T13:57:44Z")

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About 2 months ago I started running a pruned MON node. As a test I have been running it on a MinisForum 8-core AMD (only running on physical cores), 48gb DDR5, and a fast 2TB NVMe. Even underspecced CPU wise, the node …

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## [An Exploration of Storage Pricing and Gas Accounting Designs for EVM Blockchains](https://forum.monad.xyz/t/an-exploration-of-storage-pricing-and-gas-accounting-designs-for-evm-blockchains/445)

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**Author:** [@kushal](https://forum.monad.xyz/u/kushal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.monad.xyz/t/an-exploration-of-storage-pricing-and-gas-accounting-designs-for-evm-blockchains/445 "2026-04-21T22:48:13Z")

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We are sharing our research (from a few months ago) that explores four different possible designs for controlling the growth of storage on EVM: https://category-labs.github.io/category-research/monad-storage-controls.pdf …