Key Differences
| Method | Ethereum Behavior | c8ntinuum Behavior |
|---|---|---|
eth_gasPrice | Dynamic gas price | Returns current base fee |
eth_mining | Returns mining status | Returns false (CometBFT consensus) |
eth_hashrate | Returns hashrate | Returns 0 |
eth_coinbase | Miner address | Block proposer address |
eth_syncing | Sync status | Standard sync status |
Mining-Related Methods
c8ntinuum uses CometBFT consensus (not Proof of Work). Mining-related methods return stub values for compatibility:eth_mining→falseeth_hashrate→0eth_getWork→ not applicableeth_submitWork→ not applicable
Transaction Pool
txpool_* methods are node-configuration dependent. The default public RPC profile uses api = "eth,net,web3", so it does not expose txpool. Handwritten archive examples can include txpool, and the full archive example uses api = "eth,net,web3,debug,txpool,personal".
On a node with compatible txpool support enabled, common methods include:
txpool_status— Number of pending and queued transactionstxpool_content— Full transaction pool contentstxpool_inspect— Summary of pool contents
Debug Namespace
Debug tracing is intended only for the full archive debug surface. There is no separatetrace namespace configured in the reviewed source set. On a full archive node with compatible debug APIs enabled, common methods include:
debug_traceTransaction— Trace a transaction executiondebug_traceBlockByNumber— Trace all transactions in a blockdebug_traceBlockByHash— Trace by block hash
WebSocket Support
WebSocket connections are available atwss://public-evm-rpc.c8ntinuum.com/websocket for subscription-based event streaming:
eth_subscribe/eth_unsubscribe— Subscribe to new blocks, logs, and pending transactions
1 per visitor IP. Paid WebSocket connections are limited to 30 per API key.
Batching and payload limits
| Surface | Limit |
|---|---|
| EVM JSON-RPC batch request limit | 2000 |
| EVM JSON-RPC batch response max size | 50000000 bytes |
| EVM nginx request body limit | 2m |
| CometBFT request batch size | 10 |
| CometBFT nginx request body limit | 1m |
| gRPC and REST/LCD nginx request body limit | 1m |