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EIP: 160
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Title: EXP cost increase
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Author: Vitalik Buterin
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Type: Standard Track
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Category: Core
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Status: Final
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Created: 2016-10-20
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### Specification
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If `block.number >= FORK_BLKNUM`, increase the gas cost of EXP from 10 + 10 per byte in the exponent to 10 + 50 per byte in the exponent.
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### Rationale
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Benchmarks suggest that EXP is currently underpriced by a factor of about 4-8.
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### References
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1. EIP-160 issue and discussion: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/160
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