diff --git a/docs/specifications/base-transactions.mdx b/docs/specifications/base-transactions.mdx index cd2d7049e..23c62c36c 100644 --- a/docs/specifications/base-transactions.mdx +++ b/docs/specifications/base-transactions.mdx @@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ Validation costs a fixed amount of work. Nodes verify one secp256k1 signature pe Base Transactions activate with the [Everest network upgrade](/upgrades/overview). Activation dates are TBD. +## Relationship to EIP-8130 + +EIP-8430 is not a rename of [EIP-8130](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-8130.md). It is a separate proposal that splits the transaction type out of EIP-8130, with no dependency on a keystore. + +- **EIP-8430** defines the transaction type (`0x79`) described on this page. +- **EIP-8130** now specifies Keystore Accounts, an onchain keystore that authorizes account actors through authenticator contracts. It also describes how the Keystore can integrate with the EIP-8430 transaction type. + +Earlier drafts of EIP-8130 defined the `0x79` transaction type themselves, so older material may call these "EIP-8130 transactions." EIP-8430 is an open proposal in the Ethereum EIPs repository, and EIP-8130 has Draft status. A proposal's EIP status does not tell you whether Base Transactions are live on Base. Activation follows the Everest network upgrade. + ## Transaction Format A Base Transaction uses transaction type `0x79`: