EIP-8246
Remove SELFDESTRUCT Burn
Eliminate the remaining cases where SELFDESTRUCT burns ETH.
Last CallPurge
Status history
- Draft1 May 2026
- Last Call15 Sep 2026
Abstract
This EIP removes the remaining cases where SELFDESTRUCT burns ETH. Accounts marked for selfdestruction still have their code, storage, and nonce cleared at transaction finalization, but any remaining balance is preserved.
- Created
- 1 May 2026
- Last Call ends
- 4 Nov 2026
- Authors
- Paweł Bylica
- Upgrades
- GlamsterdamScheduled
- Requires
- EIP-161EIP-6780
- Required by
- EIP-7708