Literally they could have just copied BTC and implemented base58check from the get go, it would take any competent programmer an hour or two tops. But it was too much work for the _MASTER PROGRAMMERS_ behind ethereum.
Not too much work to raise hundreds of millions of dollars, though. Ofc something so simple is an EIP.
Not too much work to raise hundreds of millions of dollars, though. Ofc something so simple is an EIP.