nonEIP2929

nonEIP2929 refers to a proposed change within the Ethereum ecosystem that deviates from or challenges the principles laid out in Ethereum Improvement Proposal 2929 (EIP-2929). EIP-2929, also known as "Access List Gas Cost," introduced a mechanism to adjust gas costs for state access. Specifically, it aimed to charge a higher gas fee for accessing historical state that had not been accessed within a recent block. The rationale behind EIP-2929 was to mitigate denial-of-service attacks and improve the overall efficiency and security of the Ethereum network by discouraging the unnecessary retrieval of old data.

The term "nonEIP2929" therefore signifies any discussion, implementation, or proposal that either rejects the concepts of EIP-2929, proposes an alternative approach to state access gas costing, or operates under the assumption that EIP-2929 was not adopted or is being bypassed. This could include discussions about maintaining the pre-EIP-2929 gas cost model, exploring different methods for state access fee calculation, or even hypothetical scenarios where the network reverts to older gas accounting practices. Understanding "nonEIP2929" requires familiarity with the motivations and mechanics of EIP-2929 itself, as it defines the divergence point. Discussions around "nonEIP2929" are generally found in developer forums, research papers, and community discussions concerning Ethereum's gas economics and future upgrades.