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Limit and meter initcode

EIP 3860, Limit and meter initcode. We extend EIP-170 by introducing a maximum size limit for initcode (MAX_INITCODE_SIZE = 2 MAX_CODE_SIZE = 49152).

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Authors: Martin Holst Swende , Paweł Bylica , Alex Beregszaszi , Andrei Maiboroda
Date: 2021
Publisher: Martin Holst Swende , Paweł Bylica , Alex Beregszaszi , Andrei Maiboroda
Version: Source cited by the 2021 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0340
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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EIP 3860, Limit and meter initcode. We extend EIP-170 by introducing a maximum size limit for initcode (MAX_INITCODE_SIZE = 2 MAX_CODE_SIZE = 49152).

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Swende, M. H., Bylica, P., Beregszaszi, A., & Maiboroda, A. (2021). Limit and meter initcode. Martin Holst Swende , Paweł Bylica , Alex Beregszaszi , Andrei Maiboroda. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-3860

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@techreport{eip38602021,
  title = {Limit and meter initcode},
  author = {Martin Holst Swende , Paweł Bylica , Alex Beregszaszi , Andrei Maiboroda},
  year = {2021},
  institution = {Martin Holst Swende , Paweł Bylica , Alex Beregszaszi , Andrei Maiboroda},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-3860},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-3860}
}

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