TechEthereum’s privacy push hits a numbers problem: one proof needs nearly twice the proposed gas allowance
A proposal for EIP-8141 would let some Ethereum nodes accept privacy transactions above a shared validation allowance locally, but its 100,000-gas public propagation guarantee remains below benchmarked proof-verification costs. An optimized Groth16 verifier reportedly needs 190,628 gas, and the proposal is still under review.
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CryptoSlate★★☆☆☆2026-09-07 16:25Original
Ethereum’s privacy push hits a numbers problem: one proof needs nearly twice the proposed gas allowance
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