EIP-8038
State-access gas cost update
Increases the gas cost of state-access operations to reflect Ethereum’s larger state
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Status history
- Draft3 Oct 2025
- Review30 Jul 2026
- Last Call7 Oct 2026
Abstract
This EIP updates the gas cost of state-access operations to reflect Ethereum's larger state and the consequent slowdown of these operations. It dissects the cost of state-touching operations into three components — access, write, and state creation: the cold account access cost (COLD_ACCOUNT_ACCESS) is raised, explicit write surcharges (ACCOUNT_WRITE, STORAGE_WRITE) are introduced, state-creation…