EIP-7569: Hardfork Meta - Dencun

EIPs included in the Deneb/Cancun Ethereum network upgrade.

In simple terms

What does EIP-7569 do?

EIP-7569 is a meta EIP listing the EIPs included in the Dencun hard fork across execution and consensus layers.

Why is it important?

It provides a single authoritative checklist for clients and tooling during the upgrade.

Metadata

Status: FinalMetaCreated: 2023-12-01

Authors

Tim Beiko (@timbeiko)

Requires

EIP-1153, EIP-4788, EIP-4844, EIP-5656, EIP-6780, EIP-7044, EIP-7045, EIP-7514, EIP-7516, EIP-7568

Links

GitHub page Discussion on Ethereum Magicians

Abstract

This Meta EIP lists the EIPs included in the Dencun network upgrade across both Ethereum's execution and consensus layers. See EIP-7568 for the specifications of past upgrades.

Specification

Included EIPs

EIP-1153: Transient storage opcodes
EIP-4788: Beacon block root in the EVM
EIP-4844: Shard Blob Transactions
EIP-5656: MCOPY - Memory copying instruction
EIP-6780: SELFDESTRUCT only in same transaction
EIP-7044: Perpetually Valid Signed Voluntary Exits
EIP-7045: Increase Max Attestation Inclusion Slot
EIP-7514: Add Max Epoch Churn Limit
EIP-7516: BLOBBASEFEE opcode

Full Specifications

Consensus Layer

EIPs 4788, 4844, 7044, 7045 and 7514 require changes to Ethereum's consensus layer. These are specified in the deneb folder of the ethereum/consensus-specs repository.

Execution Layer

EIPs 1153, 4788, 4844, 5656, 6780 and 7516 require changes to Ethereum's execution layer. The EIPs fully specify the changes.

Activation

Network Name	Activation Epoch	Activation Timestamp
Goerli	`231680`	`1705473120`
Sepolia	`132608`	`1706655072`
Holešky	`29696`	`1707305664`
Mainnet	`269568`	`1710338135`

Note: rows in the table above will be filled as activation times are decided by client teams.

Rationale

This Meta EIP provides a global view of all changes included in the Dencun network upgrade, as well as links to full specification.

Security Considerations

None.