EIP-1559
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EIP-1559 is an Ethereum protocol upgrade that restructured transaction fees by introducing a base fee that is burned and a separate tip to miners, aiming to make fees more predictable and reduce ETH supply inflation.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3524555 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EIP-1559 Context triple: [Ether, feeMarketChange, EIP-1559]
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A.
Segregated Witness
Segregated Witness is a Bitcoin protocol upgrade that separates signature data from transaction data to increase block capacity, improve scalability, and fix transaction malleability.
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B.
Ethereum blockchain
The Ethereum blockchain is a decentralized, open-source platform that supports programmable smart contracts and powers a wide ecosystem of cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (dApps).
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C.
Algorand blockchain protocol
Algorand blockchain protocol is a scalable, secure, and energy-efficient public blockchain platform designed by cryptographer Silvio Micali that uses a pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
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D.
ETH
ETH is a leading Swiss public research university in Zurich renowned for its excellence in science, engineering, and technology.
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E.
ETH
ETH is the ICAO airline designator used to identify Ethiopian Airlines in international aviation operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EIP-1559 Target entity description: EIP-1559 is an Ethereum protocol upgrade that restructured transaction fees by introducing a base fee that is burned and a separate tip to miners, aiming to make fees more predictable and reduce ETH supply inflation.
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A.
Segregated Witness
Segregated Witness is a Bitcoin protocol upgrade that separates signature data from transaction data to increase block capacity, improve scalability, and fix transaction malleability.
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B.
Ethereum blockchain
The Ethereum blockchain is a decentralized, open-source platform that supports programmable smart contracts and powers a wide ecosystem of cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (dApps).
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C.
Algorand blockchain protocol
Algorand blockchain protocol is a scalable, secure, and energy-efficient public blockchain platform designed by cryptographer Silvio Micali that uses a pure proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
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D.
ETH
ETH is a leading Swiss public research university in Zurich renowned for its excellence in science, engineering, and technology.
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E.
ETH
ETH is the ICAO airline designator used to identify Ethiopian Airlines in international aviation operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethereum Improvement Proposal
ⓘ
protocol upgrade ⓘ |
| activationBlock | 12965000 ⓘ |
| activationDate | 2021-08-05 ⓘ |
| activationNetworkUpgrade | London hard fork ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Ethereum blockchain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethereum mainnet
Ethereum testnets ⓘ |
| author |
Abdelhamid Bakhta
ⓘ
Eric Conner ⓘ Ian Norden ⓘ Matthew Slipper ⓘ Rick Dudley ⓘ Vitalik Buterin ⓘ |
| backwardsCompatibility | not fully backwards compatible with legacy gas pricing ⓘ |
| baseFee |
burned
ⓘ
protocol-determined ⓘ |
| baseFeeAdjustment |
decreases when blocks are below target gas usage
ⓘ
increases when blocks are above target gas usage ⓘ |
| blockSize |
can expand and contract around target
ⓘ
target gas usage per block ⓘ |
| category | Core ⓘ |
| effectOnFees |
aims to improve fee estimation
ⓘ
aims to smooth gas price volatility ⓘ |
| effectOnSecurity | maintains miner incentives via tips and block rewards ⓘ |
| effectOnSupply |
burns a portion of transaction fees
ⓘ
can make ETH net issuance lower ⓘ |
| EIPNumber | 1559 ⓘ |
| feeComponents |
base fee per gas
ⓘ
max fee per gas ⓘ priority fee per gas ⓘ |
| influenced | design of fee markets on other blockchains ⓘ |
| influencedBy | research on fee market designs ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
base fee
ⓘ
elastic block size ⓘ fee burning ⓘ priority fee ⓘ |
| motivation |
improve user experience of gas pricing
ⓘ
make transaction fees more predictable ⓘ reduce ETH supply inflation via fee burning ⓘ |
| network |
Ethereum blockchain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethereum
|
| priorityFee |
tip to miners
ⓘ
user-configurable ⓘ |
| relevance | core part of Ethereum monetary policy after London ⓘ |
| replacesMechanism | first-price gas auction ⓘ |
| status | Final ⓘ |
| title | Fee market change for ETH 1.0 chain ⓘ |
| transactionField |
maxFeePerGas
ⓘ
maxPriorityFeePerGas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: EIP-1559 Description of subject: EIP-1559 is an Ethereum protocol upgrade that restructured transaction fees by introducing a base fee that is burned and a separate tip to miners, aiming to make fees more predictable and reduce ETH supply inflation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EIP-155