While the proposal isn’t backward-compatible for transactions exceeding the new limit, the authors noted that most existing transactions fall well below the cap, minimizing the impact on users and developers.
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Vitalik proposes gas cap to enhance Ethereum security, stability
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Ethereum Improvement Proposal 7983 (EIP-7983) lacks backward compatibility, requiring transactions that exceed the new gas limit to be redesigned to comply with the updated protocol rules
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