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EIP-7976

Increase Calldata Floor Cost

Increase the calldata floor cost to 64/64 gas per byte to reduce maximum block size

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Status history

  1. Draft18 Jun 2025
  2. Review7 Jul 2026
  3. Last Call7 Oct 2026

Abstract

This EIP proposes an adjustment to calldata pricing by raising the floor cost from 10/40 to 64/64 gas per calldata byte. This reduces the worst-case block size by ~37% with minimal impact.

Created
18 Jun 2025
Last Call ends
1 Nov 2026
Authors
Toni Wahrstätter
Upgrades
Requires
EIP-7623
Required by
EIP-7981EIP-8037EIP-8131EIP-8141EIP-8202EIP-8250EIP-8279EIP-8311