Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)
eth · standard
An EIP is the formal proposal process for Ethereum protocol changes, interfaces, and application standards.
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 Each proposal moves through defined statuses such as Draft, Review, Last Call, Final, Stagnant, Withdrawn, or Rejected.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.
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