EIP-160
EXP cost increase
FinalStandards Track: Core
Created: 2016-10-20
Vitalik Buterin (@vbuterin)
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The EIP-160 proposal suggests increasing the gas cost of EXP from 10 + 10 per byte in the exponent to 10 + 50 per byte in the exponent if block.number is greater than or equal to FORK_BLKNUM (2,675,000). The rationale behind this proposal is that benchmarks suggest that EXP is currently underpriced by a factor of about 4-8.
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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
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