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More Meters or More Prices? One- vs. Multi-dimensional Fee Mechanisms on Ethereum

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Briefings

This study compares Ethereum's one-dimensional fee mechanisms (EIP-1559, EIP-8372, EIP-8368) against a new multi-dimensional EIP-7999 design. Key findings show that EIP-7999 delivers significantly higher execution throughput (up to 56.2M more execution) with lower congestion compared to EIP-1559, while EIP-8372 variants struggle to meet state growth targets. The analysis reveals that EIP-1559's update rule prevents fee reductions, causing state to contract rather than expand, whereas EIP-4844-style updates allow lower fees that support more execution but increase near-limit block congestion.

Key points

• EIP-7999 configurations deliver 19.5M to 56.2M more execution throughput than EIP-1559 configurations at similar congestion levels.
• EIP-8372 variants fail to meet state growth targets, resulting in 56.7 to 68.7 GiB/year growth versus the 120 GiB/year target.

Context

The research analyzes Ethereum's fee mechanisms, comparing one-dimensional benchmarks (EIP-1559, EIP-8368, EIP-8372) against a new multi-dimensional EIP-7999 design. The study investigates how different fee structures impact execution throughput, state growth, and congestion under varying demand conditions.

Limitations

Results are based on simulated demand paths with 32 simulations each; actual network conditions may differ. Uncertainty exists regarding precise congestion metrics and real-world adoption of EIP-7999 configurations.

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