EIP-160: EXP cost increase
Author | Vitalik Buterin |
---|---|
Status | Final |
Type | Standards Track |
Category | Core |
Created | 2016-10-20 |
Table of Contents
Hard fork
Parameters
FORK_BLKNUM
: 2,675,000CHAIN_ID
: 1
Specification
If block.number >= FORK_BLKNUM
, increase the gas cost of EXP from 10 + 10 per byte in the exponent to 10 + 50 per byte in the exponent.
Rationale
Benchmarks suggest that EXP is currently underpriced by a factor of about 4–8.
References
- EIP-160 issue and discussion: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/160
Citation
Please cite this document as:
Vitalik Buterin, "EIP-160: EXP cost increase," Ethereum Improvement Proposals, no. 160, October 2016. [Online serial]. Available: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-160.