EIP-7928 (Block-Level Access Lists) is the headliner of the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, expected to activate mid-year. The EIP website summarizes it as a feature that unlocks “parallel transaction execution on Ethereum”. In this article we’ll see what that means, how the EIP works, and why it’s designed the way it is.

EIP-7928 (Block-Level Access Lists) is the headliner of the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, expected to activate mid-year. The EIP website summarizes it as a feature that unlocks “parallel transaction execution on Ethereum”. In this article we’ll see what that means, how the EIP works, and why it’s designed the way it is.