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behavior.By capping individual transactions, EIP-7983 seeks to distribute gas consumption more evenly, reducing the chance of single
beyondGas cap to boost zkVM compatibilityThe proposed cap is also designed to improve compatibility with zero-knowledge virtual machines
(zkVMs) by encouraging large transactions to be split into smaller chunks.According to the draft, transactions specifying gas limits beyond
16.77 million would be rejected during block validation, ensuring they cannot enter the network or be included in new blocks
The cap is independent of the overall block gas limit, which miners and validators can still adjust within existing consensus rules.Buterin
cap, minimizing the impact on users and developers.EIP-7983 builds on prior efforts, like EIP-7825, to improve predictability in transaction
execution.Related: Vitalik Buterin proposes partially stateless nodes for Ethereum scalingVitalik wants to make Ethereum simpleIn May,
achieve a leaner design within five years
