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Transaction calldata gas cost reduction with total calldata limit

A desk note on EIP 4488 (Transaction calldata gas cost reduction with total calldata limit). The file's status is Stagnant. The note records the text. It does not measure who runs it.

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Authors: Vitalik Buterin, Ansgar Dietrichs
Date: 2021
Publisher: Vitalik Buterin, Ansgar Dietrichs
Version: Source cited by the 2021 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-1385
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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A desk note on EIP 4488 (Transaction calldata gas cost reduction with total calldata limit). The file's status is Stagnant. The note records the text. It does not measure who runs it.

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Official source — EIP 4488
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Buterin, V., & Dietrichs, A. (2021). Transaction calldata gas cost reduction with total calldata limit. Vitalik Buterin, Ansgar Dietrichs. https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-4488.md

BibTeX

@techreport{eip44882021,
  title = {Transaction calldata gas cost reduction with total calldata limit},
  author = {Vitalik Buterin, Ansgar Dietrichs},
  year = {2021},
  institution = {Vitalik Buterin, Ansgar Dietrichs},
  url = {https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-4488.md},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-4488}
}

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PY  - 2021
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UR  - https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-4488.md
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
ER  -

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