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World Chain Deploys EIP-7928 Ahead of Ethereum Mainnet
World Chain announced that on August 17 it will add full block access lists to its mainnet, becoming the first production layer‑2 network to stream EIP‑7928 data every 200 milliseconds inside flashblocks.
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What happened
World Chain announced that on August 17 it will add full block access lists to its mainnet, becoming the first production layer‑2 network to stream EIP‑7928 data every 200 milliseconds inside flashblocks.
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Global impact / market context
The upgrade could improve transaction speed and reduce gas costs for users of the Ethereum ecosystem, making layer‑2 solutions more attractive and potentially increasing adoption of World Chain’s network.
Analyst inference
Ethereum’s layer‑2 market is competitive, with projects racing to offer faster, cheaper transactions; World Chain’s new feature may shift user preference toward networks that provide real‑time data streaming.
Analyst inference
What to watch
- Whether World Chain’s access‑list streaming delivers the promised latency improvements, which would affect user experience and transaction demand. Proposed
- How other layer‑2 platforms respond—whether they introduce similar access‑list features or price adjustments—to stay competitive. Proposed
- The impact on Ethereum gas fees and overall network congestion if World Chain’s faster blocks attract significant transaction volume. Proposed
Affected assets
- ETH — Ethereum