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State-access gas cost update

EIP 8038, State-access gas cost update. This EIP updates the gas cost of state-access operations to reflect Ethereum's larger state and the consequent slowdown of these operations.

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Authors: Maria Silva , Wei Han Ng , Ansgar Dietrichs
Date: 2025
Publisher: Maria Silva , Wei Han Ng , Ansgar Dietrichs
Version: Source cited by the 2025 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0578
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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EIP 8038, State-access gas cost update. This EIP updates the gas cost of state-access operations to reflect Ethereum's larger state and the consequent slowdown of these operations.

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Silva, M., Ng, W. H., & Dietrichs, A. (2025). State-access gas cost update. Maria Silva , Wei Han Ng , Ansgar Dietrichs. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8038

BibTeX

@techreport{eip80382025,
  title = {State-access gas cost update},
  author = {Maria Silva , Wei Han Ng , Ansgar Dietrichs},
  year = {2025},
  institution = {Maria Silva , Wei Han Ng , Ansgar Dietrichs},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8038},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-8038}
}

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AU  - Ansgar Dietrichs
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PB  - Maria Silva , Wei Han Ng , Ansgar Dietrichs
UR  - https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8038
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
ER  -

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