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+EDITOR NOTE: below is a copy of the EIP 160 https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/160#issue-184230277 raw text fetched on 2017-07-17.
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+### Specification
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+If `block.number >= FORK_BLKNUM`, increase the gas cost of EXP from 10 + 10 per byte in the exponent to 10 + 50 per byte in the exponent.
+### Rationale
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+Benchmarks suggest that EXP is currently underpriced by a factor of about 4-8.