Remove SELFDESTRUCT Burn

EIP 8246, Remove SELFDESTRUCT Burn. This EIP removes the remaining cases where SELFDESTRUCT burns ETH.

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Authors: Paweł Bylica
Date: 2026
Publisher: Paweł Bylica
Version: Source cited by the 2026 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0589
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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EIP 8246, Remove SELFDESTRUCT Burn. This EIP removes the remaining cases where SELFDESTRUCT burns ETH.

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Bylica, P. (2026). Remove SELFDESTRUCT Burn. Paweł Bylica. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8246

BibTeX

@techreport{eip82462026,
  title = {Remove SELFDESTRUCT Burn},
  author = {Paweł Bylica},
  year = {2026},
  institution = {Paweł Bylica},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8246},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-8246}
}

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