According to TRON DAO, a new feature in TRON v4.8.1 aims to align the SELFDESTRUCT behavior with Ethereum's EIP-6780. Key changes include allowing deletion only within the same transaction as contract creation, transferring balances without deletion otherwise, and setting the energy cost to 5000. Developers utilizing SELFDESTRUCT are advised to review the discussion and adjust their contracts accordingly.

According to @VitalikButerin on X on Dec 3, 2025, Ethereum introduced hard invariants in 2021 via EIP-2929 and EIP-3529, raising SLOAD gas costs and reducing gas refunds. According to @VitalikButerin, the 2024 Dencun upgrade nerfed SELFDESTRUCT to further harden the protocol. According to @VitalikButerin, Ethereum will enforce a 16,777,216 gas per transaction limit in 2025, establishing a clear ceiling for single-transaction computation. According to @VitalikButerin, these changes add hard invariants that improve protocol security and future adaptability. According to @VitalikButerin, these protocol rules directly bound how gas-intensive on-chain trades, arbitrage, and liquidations can be executed on Ethereum, making them operationally relevant for traders.