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@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The suggested gas cost is just using the value for the `BLOCKHASH` opcode as `BE
 
 ### Why not repurpose `BLOCKHASH`?
 
-The `BLOCKHASH` opcode could be repurposed to provide a beacon block root instead of the current execution block hash.
+The `BLOCKHASH` opcode could be repurposed to provide a beacon state root instead of the current execution block hash.
 To minimize code change and simplify deployment to mainnet, this EIP suggests leaving `BLOCKHASH` alone and adding a new opcode with the desired semantics.
 
 ### Why not bound history of state roots?