diff --git a/EIPS/eip-7801.md b/EIPS/eip-7801.md index 01e9a1d073f9ab..8d8cdc09666262 100644 --- a/EIPS/eip-7801.md +++ b/EIPS/eip-7801.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The `etha` subprotocol has the same functionality to serve historical data using ## Motivation -With [EIP-4444](./eip-4444.md), nodes may prune historical data while others continue serving it. Determining data availability by connecting and requesting blocks is inefficient consuming unnexessary bandwidth. This EIP addresses this inefficiency by enabling nodes to shard chain history into 106_496 block segments and signal availability via a bitmask. +With [EIP-4444](./eip-4444.md), nodes may prune historical data while others continue serving it. Determining data availability by connecting and requesting blocks is inefficient consuming unnecessary bandwidth. This EIP addresses this inefficiency by enabling nodes to shard chain history into 106_496 block segments and signal availability via a bitmask. By introducing a separate subprotocol, `etha`, nodes can exchange this information seamlessly and retain the ability to serve historical data without impacting existing `eth` protocol versions.