EIP-1013

Hardfork Meta: Constantinople

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Created: 2018-04-20

Requires: EIP-145, EIP-609, EIP-1014, EIP-1052, EIP-1234, EIP-1283

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The EIP-1013 proposal is a meta-EIP that specifies the changes included in the Ethereum hardfork named Constantinople. It introduces backwards incompatibilities in the difficulty calculation, as well as the block, uncle and nephew reward structure, and should be included in a scheduled hardfork at a certain block number.

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Abstract

This meta-EIP specifies the changes included in the Ethereum hardfork named Constantinople.

Specification

Codename: Constantinople
Aliases: Metropolis/Constantinople, Metropolis part 2
Activation:
- Block >= 7_280_000 on the Ethereum Mainnet
- Block >= 4,230,000 on the Ropsten testnet
- Block >= 9_200_000 on the Kovan testnet
- Block >= 3_660_663 on the Rinkeby testnet
Included EIPs:
- EIP-145: Bitwise shifting instructions in EVM
- EIP-1014: Skinny CREATE2
- EIP-1052: EXTCODEHASH Opcode
- EIP-1234: Delay difficulty bomb, adjust block reward
- EIP-1283: Net gas metering for SSTORE without dirty maps

References

The list above includes the EIPs discussed as candidates for Constantinople at the All Core Dev Constantinople Session #1. See also Constantinople Progress Tracker.
https://blog.ethereum.org/2019/02/22/ethereum-constantinople-st-petersburg-upgrade-announcement/

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