Abstract

This Meta EIP lists the EIPs included in the Dencun network upgrade across both Ethereum's execution and consensus layers. See EIP-7568 for the specifications of past upgrades.

Specification

Included EIPs

• EIP-1153: Transient storage opcodes
• EIP-4788: Beacon block root in the EVM
• EIP-4844: Shard Blob Transactions
• EIP-5656: MCOPY - Memory copying instruction
• EIP-6780: SELFDESTRUCT only in same transaction
• EIP-7044: Perpetually Valid Signed Voluntary Exits
• EIP-7045: Increase Max Attestation Inclusion Slot
• EIP-7514: Add Max Epoch Churn Limit
• EIP-7516: BLOBBASEFEE opcode

Full Specifications

Consensus Layer

EIPs 4788, 4844, 7044, 7045 and 7514 require changes to Ethereum's consensus layer. These are specified in the deneb folder of the ethereum/consensus-specs repository.

Execution Layer

EIPs 1153, 4788, 4844, 5656, 6780 and 7516 require changes to Ethereum's execution layer. The EIPs fully specify the changes.

Activation

Network Name	Activation Epoch	Activation Timestamp
Goerli	231680	1705473120
Sepolia	132608	1706655072
Holešky	29696	1707305664
Mainnet	269568	1710338135

Note: rows in the table above will be filled as activation times are decided by client teams.

Rationale

This Meta EIP provides a global view of all changes included in the Dencun network upgrade, as well as links to full specification.

Security Considerations

None.

Copyright

Copyright and related rights waived via CC0.