Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)
An EIP is the formal proposal process for Ethereum protocol changes, interfaces, and application standards.
- Acronym
- EIP
- Also known as
- EIP
EIPs document technical standards for Ethereum, including core protocol changes, client APIs, networking rules, and contract standards like ERC-20 and ERC-721. Each proposal moves through defined statuses such as Draft, Review, Last Call, Final, Stagnant, Withdrawn, or Rejected.
Categories include Core for consensus changes, Networking for peer-to-peer behavior, Interface for APIs, and ERCs for application-level standards. Governance occurs through public discussion, editor review, client implementation, and social consensus.
Related terms
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Ethereum (ETH)
→Ethereum is a proof-of-stake smart contract blockchain; ETH is its native asset used for gas, staking, and settlement.
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
→The EVM is the deterministic runtime that executes smart contract bytecode on Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks.
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