diff --git a/nimbus/evm/state.nim b/nimbus/evm/state.nim
index 5bb8fd621..f580476e8 100644
--- a/nimbus/evm/state.nim
+++ b/nimbus/evm/state.nim
@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@ proc removeTracedAccounts*(vmState: BaseVMState, accounts: varargs[EthAddress])
   for acc in accounts:
     vmState.tracer.accounts.excl acc
 
+proc tracerGasUsed*(vmState: BaseVMState, gasUsed: GasInt) =
+  vmState.tracer.gasUsed = gasUsed
+
+proc tracerGasUsed*(vmState: BaseVMState): GasInt =
+  vmState.tracer.gasUsed
+
 proc status*(vmState: BaseVMState): bool =
   ExecutionOK in vmState.flags
 
diff --git a/nimbus/evm/transaction_tracer.nim b/nimbus/evm/transaction_tracer.nim
index 9d4b5bcdc..7ec99865f 100644
--- a/nimbus/evm/transaction_tracer.nim
+++ b/nimbus/evm/transaction_tracer.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ proc initTracer*(tracer: var TransactionTracer, flags: set[TracerFlags] = {}) =
   tracer.trace["gas"] = %0
   tracer.trace["failed"] = %false
   tracer.trace["returnValue"] = %""
-
   tracer.trace["structLogs"] = newJArray()
   tracer.flags = flags
   tracer.accounts = initHashSet[EthAddress]()
@@ -44,6 +43,16 @@ iterator storage(tracer: TransactionTracer, compDepth: int): UInt256 =
   for key in tracer.storageKeys[compDepth]:
     yield key
 
+template stripLeadingZeros(value: string): string =
+  var cidx = 0
+  # ignore the last character so we retain '0' on zero value
+  while cidx < value.len - 1 and value[cidx] == '0':
+    cidx.inc
+  value[cidx .. ^1]
+
+proc encodeHexInt(x: SomeInteger): JsonNode =
+  %("0x" & x.toHex.stripLeadingZeros.toLowerAscii)
+
 proc traceOpCodeStarted*(tracer: var TransactionTracer, c: Computation, op: Op): int =
   if unlikely tracer.trace.isNil:
     tracer.initTracer()
@@ -51,17 +60,34 @@ proc traceOpCodeStarted*(tracer: var TransactionTracer, c: Computation, op: Op):
   let j = newJObject()
   tracer.trace["structLogs"].add(j)
 
-  j["op"] = %(($op).toUpperAscii)
-  j["pc"] = %(c.code.pc - 1)
-  j["depth"] = %(c.msg.depth + 1)
-  j["gas"] = %c.gasMeter.gasRemaining
+  if TracerFlags.GethCompatibility in tracer.flags:
+    j["pc"] = %(c.code.pc - 1)
+    j["op"] = %(op.int)
+    j["gas"] = encodeHexInt(c.gasMeter.gasRemaining)
+    j["gasCost"] = %("")
+    j["memSize"] = %c.memory.len
+    j["opName"] = %(($op).toUpperAscii)
+    j["depth"] = %(c.msg.depth + 1)
 
-  # log stack
-  if TracerFlags.DisableStack notin tracer.flags:
-    let st = newJArray()
-    for v in c.stack.values:
-      st.add(%v.dumpHex())
-    j["stack"] = st
+    # log stack
+    if TracerFlags.DisableStack notin tracer.flags:
+      let st = newJArray()
+      for v in c.stack.values:
+        st.add(%("0x" & v.dumpHex.stripLeadingZeros))
+      j["stack"] = st
+
+  else:
+    j["op"] = %(($op).toUpperAscii)
+    j["pc"] = %(c.code.pc - 1)
+    j["depth"] = %(c.msg.depth + 1)
+    j["gas"] = %c.gasMeter.gasRemaining
+
+    # log stack
+    if TracerFlags.DisableStack notin tracer.flags:
+      let st = newJArray()
+      for v in c.stack.values:
+        st.add(%v.dumpHex())
+      j["stack"] = st
 
   # log memory
   if TracerFlags.DisableMemory notin tracer.flags:
@@ -101,11 +127,19 @@ proc traceOpCodeEnded*(tracer: var TransactionTracer, c: Computation, op: Op, la
       var stateDB = c.vmState.stateDB
       for key in tracer.storage(c.msg.depth):
         let value = stateDB.getStorage(c.msg.contractAddress, key)
-        storage[key.dumpHex] = %(value.dumpHex)
+        if TracerFlags.GethCompatibility in tracer.flags:
+          storage["0x" & key.dumpHex.stripLeadingZeros] =
+            %("0x" & value.dumpHex.stripLeadingZeros)
+        else:
+          storage[key.dumpHex] = %(value.dumpHex)
       j["storage"] = storage
 
-  let gasRemaining = j["gas"].getBiggestInt()
-  j["gasCost"] = %(gasRemaining - c.gasMeter.gasRemaining)
+  if TracerFlags.GethCompatibility in tracer.flags:
+    let gas = fromHex[GasInt](j["gas"].getStr)
+    j["gasCost"] = encodeHexInt(gas - c.gasMeter.gasRemaining)
+  else:
+    let gas = j["gas"].getBiggestInt()
+    j["gasCost"] = %(gas - c.gasMeter.gasRemaining)
 
   if op in {Return, Revert} and TracerFlags.DisableReturnData notin tracer.flags:
     let returnValue = %("0x" & toHex(c.output, true))
@@ -123,7 +157,11 @@ proc traceError*(tracer: var TransactionTracer, c: Computation) =
     # even though the gasCost is incorrect,
     # we have something to display,
     # it is an error anyway
-    let gasRemaining = j["gas"].getBiggestInt()
-    j["gasCost"] = %(gasRemaining - c.gasMeter.gasRemaining)
+    if TracerFlags.GethCompatibility in tracer.flags:
+      let gas = fromHex[GasInt](j["gas"].getStr)
+      j["gasCost"] = encodeHexInt(gas - c.gasMeter.gasRemaining)
+    else:
+      let gas = j["gas"].getBiggestInt()
+      j["gasCost"] = %(gas - c.gasMeter.gasRemaining)
 
   tracer.trace["failed"] = %true
diff --git a/nimbus/evm/types.nim b/nimbus/evm/types.nim
index 78d80df79..fd8dc1c24 100644
--- a/nimbus/evm/types.nim
+++ b/nimbus/evm/types.nim
@@ -65,12 +65,14 @@ type
     DisableStateDiff
     EnableAccount
     DisableReturnData
+    GethCompatibility
 
   TransactionTracer* = object
     trace*: JsonNode
     flags*: set[TracerFlags]
     accounts*: HashSet[EthAddress]
     storageKeys*: seq[HashSet[UInt256]]
+    gasUsed*: GasInt
 
   Computation* = ref object
     # The execution computation
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim b/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
index 675bc1111..90eeaab18 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ proc finishRunningComputation(host: TransactionHost, call: CallParams): CallResu
   let c = host.computation
 
   let gasRemaining = calculateAndPossiblyRefundGas(host, call)
+  # evm gas used without intrinsic gas
+  host.vmState.tracerGasUsed(host.msg.gas - gasRemaining)
 
   result.isError = c.isError
   result.gasUsed = call.gasLimit - gasRemaining
diff --git a/nimbus/vm_state.nim b/nimbus/vm_state.nim
index eba0cdf71..bd243222c 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm_state.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm_state.nim
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export
   vms.status,
   vms.`status=`,
   vms.tracedAccounts,
-  vms.tracedAccountsPairs
+  vms.tracedAccountsPairs,
+  vms.tracerGasUsed
 
 # End
diff --git a/tools/evmstate/evmstate.nim b/tools/evmstate/evmstate.nim
index 48ab94e54..50b9fda32 100644
--- a/tools/evmstate/evmstate.nim
+++ b/tools/evmstate/evmstate.nim
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type
   StateResult = object
     name : string
     pass : bool
+    root : Hash256
     fork : string
     error: string
     state: StateDump
@@ -87,14 +88,14 @@ proc verifyResult(ctx: var StateContext, vmState: BaseVMState) =
   let obtainedHash = vmState.readOnlyStateDB.rootHash
   if obtainedHash != ctx.expectedHash:
     ctx.error = "post state root mismatch: got $1, want $2" %
-      [$obtainedHash, $ctx.expectedHash]
+      [($obtainedHash).toLowerAscii, $ctx.expectedHash]
     return
 
   let logEntries = vmState.getAndClearLogEntries()
   let actualLogsHash = rlpHash(logEntries)
   if actualLogsHash != ctx.expectedLogs:
     ctx.error = "post state log hash mismatch: got $1, want $2" %
-      [$actualLogsHash, $ctx.expectedLogs]
+      [($actualLogsHash).toLowerAscii, $ctx.expectedLogs]
     return
 
 proc `%`(x: UInt256): JsonNode =
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ proc writeResultToStdout(stateRes: seq[StateResult]) =
     let z = %{
       "name" : %(res.name),
       "pass" : %(res.pass),
+      "stateRoot" : %(res.root),
       "fork" : %(res.fork),
       "error": %(res.error)
     }
@@ -173,16 +175,37 @@ proc dumpState(vmState: BaseVMState): StateDump =
     accounts: dumpAccounts(vmState.stateDB)
   )
 
+template stripLeadingZeros(value: string): string =
+  var cidx = 0
+  # ignore the last character so we retain '0' on zero value
+  while cidx < value.len - 1 and value[cidx] == '0':
+    cidx.inc
+  value[cidx .. ^1]
+
+proc encodeHexInt(x: SomeInteger): JsonNode =
+  %("0x" & x.toHex.stripLeadingZeros.toLowerAscii)
+
 proc writeTraceToStderr(vmState: BaseVMState, pretty: bool) =
   let trace = vmState.getTracingResult()
+  trace["gasUsed"] = encodeHexInt(vmState.tracerGasUsed)
+  trace.delete("gas")
+  let stateRoot = %{
+    "stateRoot": %(vmState.readOnlyStateDB.rootHash)
+  }
   if pretty:
     stderr.writeLine(trace.pretty)
   else:
+    var gasUsed = 0
     let logs = trace["structLogs"]
     trace.delete("structLogs")
     for x in logs:
+      if "error" in x:
+        trace["error"] = x["error"]
+        x.delete("error")
       stderr.writeLine($x)
+
     stderr.writeLine($trace)
+    stderr.writeLine($stateRoot)
 
 proc runExecution(ctx: var StateContext, conf: StateConf, pre: JsonNode): StateResult =
   let
@@ -213,6 +236,7 @@ proc runExecution(ctx: var StateContext, conf: StateConf, pre: JsonNode): StateR
     result = StateResult(
       name : ctx.name,
       pass : ctx.error.len == 0,
+      root : vmState.stateDB.rootHash,
       fork : toString(ctx.fork),
       error: ctx.error
     )
@@ -233,12 +257,13 @@ proc runExecution(ctx: var StateContext, conf: StateConf, pre: JsonNode): StateR
       if ctx.fork >= FkSpurious:
         if db.isEmptyAccount(miner):
           db.deleteAccount(miner)
-      db.persist()
+      db.persist(clearCache = false)
 
 proc toTracerFlags(conf: Stateconf): set[TracerFlags] =
   result = {
     TracerFlags.DisableStateDiff,
-    TracerFlags.EnableTracing
+    TracerFlags.EnableTracing,
+    TracerFlags.GethCompatibility
   }
 
   if conf.disableMemory    : result.incl TracerFlags.DisableMemory