Hardfork Meta: Constantinople

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

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

Copyright

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