EIP (Ethereum Improvement Proposal)
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
Refers to improvement proposals for Ethereum, used to introduce features or any updates on the Ethereum network. EIPs are akin to design/technical documents with details on the proposal and what needs to be done for a given proposal.
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