In order to illustrate the impact of modifying the BaseFeeChangeDenominator, we simulated the evolution of the base fee during a recent surge. The simulation compares how the base fee would have behaved if the denominator were set to different values (e.g., 32, 64, or 128). The accompanying chart shows that during a 40-minute period—from block 67469896 to 67470907—the base fee increased from 132 Gwei to 35,535 Gwei. In contrast, with a BaseFeeChangeDenominator of 64, the base fee would have peaked at only 591 Gwei.
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