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Precompiled contracts for addition and scalar multiplication on the elliptic curve alt_bn128

EIP 196, Precompiled contracts for addition and scalar multiplication on the elliptic curve alt_bn128. Precompiled contracts for elliptic curve operations are required in order to perform zkSNARK verification within the block gas limit.

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Authors: Christian Reitwiessner
Date: 2017
Publisher: Christian Reitwiessner
Version: Source cited by the 2017 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0292
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
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Reitwiessner, C. (2017). Precompiled contracts for addition and scalar multiplication on the elliptic curve alt_bn128. Christian Reitwiessner. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-196

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  title = {Precompiled contracts for addition and scalar multiplication on the elliptic curve alt_bn128},
  author = {Christian Reitwiessner},
  year = {2017},
  institution = {Christian Reitwiessner},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-196},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-196}
}

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