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What Is the Target Block Utilization Rate for Ethereum under EIP-1559?

The target is 50% of the maximum block gas limit, allowing the block size to double during peak demand without severe fee spikes.
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What Is the Target Block Utilization Rate for Ethereum under EIP-1559?

The target block utilization rate for Ethereum under EIP-1559 is 50% of the maximum block gas limit. This design choice ensures that the base fee mechanism has room to dynamically increase or decrease fees, allowing the network to handle temporary spikes in demand by doubling the block size to 100% utilization without immediate, extreme fee volatility.

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