Vitalik Buterin Proposes New Ethereum Gas Fee Structure
Key Takeaways
- Vitalik Buterin proposes EIP-7706 to restructure Ethereum’s gas fees and introduce separate fees for transaction call data.
- EIP-7706 introduces a new transaction type that manages base and priority fees as vectors.
- Buterin’s proposal aims to unify gas fee management, reduce transaction costs, and solve Ethereum’s scalability and efficiency issues.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said: all Ethereum Improvement Protocol (EIP) 7706, a new proposal to restructure the gas fee model for Ethereum transactions.
EIP-7706 is designed as follows: Adds a separate gas fee component to transaction call data. This contains key information sent to the smart contract during the transaction.
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Currently, Ethereum is There are two types of gas fees for transactions: One is for the computational effort required to execute the transaction and the other is required to store the data on the blockchain. Buterin’s proposal Add a third category specifically for call data. This separates the costs associated with data transfer from those associated with execution and storage.
EIP-7706 also New transaction type Managing basic fees and priority fees with vectors Provides values for execution gas, blob gas, and call data gas.
This fix Aims to improve fee calculation and billing methods; It makes the process more efficient, especially for transactions where there is a lot of data but doesn’t necessarily need to be calculated.
Buterin argues that the current system can: It is an integrated approach that manages all three types of fees in an integrated manner. He said this new method Potentially lower transaction costs It is managed through a model that simultaneously adjusts fees according to network demand.
According to Buterin, these changes Not only does it reduce the theoretical maximum call data size per block, it also reduces the average cost of the call data itself through basic economic principles.
This is especially important considering: Ethereum has been facing ongoing problems due to high gas fees. This hindered scalability and cost-effectiveness despite the transition from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
If accepted, this proposal would be a step toward optimizing Ethereum’s performance and making it more accessible to users with a variety of trading needs.
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