EIP 101:

EIP = Ethereum Improvement Proposal
It's like a blueprint or upgrade request for Ethereum.

• Want to change how gas fees work?
• Add new NFT features?
• Fix bugs in the protocol?

→ You write an EIP.
Think of it as Ethereum’s version of a suggestion box, but serious.

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Who Writes Them? Anyone can write an EIP…

• But only well-reasoned, well-structured ones go through.
• Core devs, protocol researchers, even community members propose them.

And no, they’re not always boring 😎
(EIP-20 gave us ERC-20 tokens 👀)

What’s Inside an EIP?

Most EIPs follow a structured format:
• Abstract – TL;DR
• Motivation – Why this matters
• Specification – The meat (code/logic)
• Rationale – Design reasoning
• Backwards compatibility
• Bonus: References, copyright, test cases.

Lifecycle of an EIP:

Every EIP goes through stages:
🐣 Draft → Review → Last Call → Final (or Rejected)

It’s reviewed by editors, discussed by the community and finally accepted or declined. (EIPs are community-reviewed upgrades.)

Bonus

Think of Ethereum like an open-source spaceship.
Every EIP is a proposed upgrade... a new engine, better dashboard or solar shields.

The community reviews them, tests them and decides if they go live.