bal-devnet-5

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bal-devnet-5 will launch on wednesday 29.04.

BAL benchmark dashboard https://nerolation.github.io/bal-dashboard/. Based on data from https://benchmarkoor.core.ethpandaops.io. Requires benchmarkoor api key.

EIP-8037: bal-devnet-5 keeps the static `cost_per_state_byte = 1174`. It also includes the changes new accounting changes at the frame boundry. see https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11573

Consensus Specs v1.6.1 Execution Specs snøbal-devnet-5@v1.0.0

EIP List

EIP	Title	Status
EIP-7708	ETH transfers emit a log — now includes `CREATE`/`CREATE2`	Updated
EIP-7778	Block Gas Accounting without Refunds
EIP-7843	SLOTNUM opcode
EIP-7928	Block-Level Access Lists — block access index `uint32`	Updated
EIP-7954	Increase Maximum Contract Size
EIP-7975	eth/70 – partial block receipt lists	Optional
EIP-8024	Backward compatible SWAPN, DUPN, EXCHANGE
EIP-8037	State Creation Gas Cost Increase — ~~dynamic `cpsb`~~ static `cpsb=1174` and updated accounting see https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/pull/11573	Updated
EIP-8159	eth/71 – Block Access List Exchange — empty BAL response `0x80`	Updated
EIP-7976	Increase Calldata Floor Cost (64/64)	New
EIP-7981	Increase Access List Cost	New

Execution Layer Client Support

EIP	Geth	Besu	Reth	Nethermind	Erigon	Nimbus-EL	Ethrex
7708 (ETH Logs)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
7778 (Gas Refunds)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
7843 (SLOTNUM)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
7928 (BAL)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
7954 (MContract)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
7975 (eth/70)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
8024 (SWAPN/DUPN)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
8037 (+frame accounting)	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨
7976 (Calldata)	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨
7981 (AL Cost)	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨	🔨
8159 (eth/71)	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	🔨

Consensus Layer Client Support

EIP	Lodestar	Lighthouse	Prysm
EIP-7928	✓	✓	bal-devnet-1
EIP-7843	✓	✓	✗