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eth/69 - history expiry and simpler receipts

EIP 7642, eth/69 - history expiry and simpler receipts. This EIP modifies the 'eth' p2p protocol to announce the historical block range served by the node.

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Authors: Marius van der Wijden , Felix Lange , Ahmad Bitar
Date: 2024
Publisher: Marius van der Wijden , Felix Lange , Ahmad Bitar
Version: Source cited by the 2024 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0366
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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EIP 7642, eth/69 - history expiry and simpler receipts. This EIP modifies the 'eth' p2p protocol to announce the historical block range served by the node.

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Wijden, M. V. D., Lange, F., & Bitar, A. (2024). eth/69 - history expiry and simpler receipts. Marius van der Wijden , Felix Lange , Ahmad Bitar. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7642

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@techreport{eip76422024,
  title = {eth/69 - history expiry and simpler receipts},
  author = {Marius van der Wijden , Felix Lange , Ahmad Bitar},
  year = {2024},
  institution = {Marius van der Wijden , Felix Lange , Ahmad Bitar},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7642},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-7642}
}

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