EIP-8296

Fixed-Cutoff State Tiering

Surcharges writes to state unmutated since a fixed cutoff block

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Draft10 Jun 2026

Abstract

This proposal surcharges writes to long-unmutated state. It defines a CUTOFF_BLOCK. Any account or storage slot whose EIP-8188 last_written_block is below the cutoff is Inactive and costs more to write. Everything else is Active and priced as today. Inactive state stays in the trie, so no eviction or resurrection mechanism is needed.

Created: 10 Jun 2026
Authors: Wei Han Ng
Upgrades: Not listed in any upgrade
Requires: EIP-2929 EIP-7702 EIP-7825 EIP-8037 EIP-8038 EIP-8188
Required by: —

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