CROWDFUNDINSIDER · 2026-11-09 13:25 UTC

Ethereum (ETH) Core Devs Delay Glamsterdam Hoodi Fork Until Smart Contract Gas Risks Are Resolved

Core developers postponed the Glamsterdam activation on the Hoodi testnet, originally scheduled for October 26, after security analysis raised concerns about gas-accounting changes (EIP-8037 and EIP-8038) interacting with deployed smart contracts. ChainSecurity's analysis found the new rules can restore spent gas after failed calls and turn retryable out-of-gas failures into permanent ones, weakening defenses against insufficient-gas griefing. The Ethereum Foundation is engaging ChainSecurity and Dedaub for audits and asking developers to check their projects against eight invariants; no…

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