EIP 1011

Change Log

• [2018/05/16]
  • Expand and update glossary
  • Change name of SIGHASHER to MSG_HASHER
  • Initialize casper contract with an explicit CALL to init rather than with a constructor in EVM init code.
  • Remove vote_gas_limit. Add vote_gas_used and clarify gas_used in vote transaction receipts
  • Update fork choice to include full pseudocode. New pseudocode utilizes casper contract fork choice helpers -- highest_justied_epoch(min_deposits) and highest_finalized_epoch(min_deposits)
  • add param INITIALIZE_EPOCH_BYTES to more clearly define the previous 0x5dcffc17 magic number
  • add param VOTE_BYTES to help clients filter transactions for vote transactions
  • add param WARM_UP_PERIOD to provide a stretch of blocks for validators to initially deposit before FFG functionality begins.
  • add reference to casper.slashable(vote_1, vote_2) contract helper method in --monitor-votes
• [2018/05/05]
  • add note about the conditions under which the PoW and hybrid fork choice would diverge
  • add spec to step down miner rewards over a ~12 month period
  • add --monitor-votes client setting and slashing pseudocode
  • add discussion of miner vote tx incentives, update CASPER_BALANCE to 1.25M to account for miner vote issuance in the estimated funding crunch
  • introduce vote_gas_limit and discussion
  • fix typos
• [2018/04/24]
  • Add link to PoW reward reduction analysis