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Morning Edition · Thursday, September 3, 2026Published at 1:55 AM EDT · New York
Ethereum Researchers Test Whether EIP-8141 Can Remove the Relayers Privacy Apps Depend On
A new benchmark study asks how much computation the validation phase must permit before Tornado Cash and RAILGUN users can pay gas from inside a shielded pool and submit transactions themselves.
A post on Ethereum's research forum examines the minimum validation budget that privacy applications would need under EIP-8141, with benchmarks published in a public repository. EIP-8141 introduces frame transactions, which let one transact…
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