Ethereum Contract Size Limitations Discussed Amid Security Concerns

According to Odaily, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin addressed community concerns regarding the contract size limit on the Ethereum network. He explained that the restriction is in place due to considerations related to Denial-of-Service (DoS) risks. Buterin noted that once Ethereum's state structure is upgraded to a unified binary tree (EIP-7864), it may be possible to remove the contract size limit. However, challenges remain in terms of gas fees and mechanism design for deploying large contracts. Currently, the cost per byte for contract creation sets the practical limit at approximately 82KB.