SELFDESTRUCT: History, EIPs, Future in smart contracts

SELFDESTRUCT: History, EIPs, Future in smart contracts

Learn about various SELFDESTRUCT proposals with this ELI5 video

https://youtu.be/sIr6XX8yR8o

Topics

• History and expected usages
• DAOattack
• Why developers use SELFDESTRUCT
• Open Issues & reasons for deprecating SELFDESTRUCT
• Related EIPs
  • 7:45 – EIP-4758: Deactivate SELFDESTRUCT
  • 8:53 – EIP-4760: SELFDESTRUCT bomb
  • 9:45 – EIP-6046: Replace SELFDESTRUCT with DEACTIVATE
  • 11:00 – EIP-6049: Deprecate SELFDESTRUCT
  • 11:38 – EIP-6190: Verkle-compatible SELFDESTRUCT
  • 12:37 – EIP-6780: SELFDESTRUCT only in same transaction