Not sure there's much new with Merkle trees. But Verkle trees are relatively new...

		eru on May 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is new in algorithms and data structu... Not sure there's much new with Merkle trees. But Verkle trees are relatively new and fascinating: https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/06/18/verkle.html