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EIP-8295 State Tiering by Periods

DraftCorecreated 2026-06-10requires EIP-2929, EIP-2930, EIP-7702, EIP-7825, EIP-8037, EIP-8038, EIP-8188

Tiered gas pricing for state writes based on renewal age, charging more for write-inactive state.

Authors: Wei Han Ng (@weiihann), Amirul Ashraf (@asdacap), Guillaume Ballet (@gballet), Maria Silva (@misilva73), Gary Rong (@rjl493456442), Carlos Perez (@CPerezz), Jochem Brouwer (@jochem-brouwer)

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EIP-2929Gas cost increases for state access opcodesEIP-2930Optional access listsEIP-7702Set Code for EOAsEIP-7825Transaction Gas Limit CapEIP-8037State Creation Gas Cost IncreaseEIP-8038State-access gas cost updateEIP-8188Last-Written Block for Accounts and Slots

What the specification covers

AbstractMotivationSpecificationParametersTier Gas ConstantsPeriod DefinitionTier Determination and Gas PricingRenewal-age tiersTiered write costsState creation is not tieredDisambiguation from EIP-2929 warm/coldAccess List InteractionRationaleWhy tier-based pricing?Why derive periods from the block number?Is the Active tier bounded?Renewal gamingRelation with state creation cost ([EIP-8037](./eip-8037.md))Backwards CompatibilityTest CasesSecurity ConsiderationsWrite-inactivity is not read-inactivityCopyright

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