Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade Could Break the Chain, Developers Warn

Brief

By Dextape Desk · November 8, 2026

Several prominent Ethereum developers are asking core developers to pause Glamsterdam as currently designed, saying planned gas changes could endanger contracts storing user money. Curve Finance's founder warned of another emergency hard fork, and a DeFi developer called the plan absurd. The dispute centers on EIP-8037, which raises the gas cost of new state creation, including storage slots and new contracts. Some contracts use fixed gas amounts or check remaining gas mid-transaction, so calls could run out and fail. Because deployed contracts cannot be patched, user funds could stay stuck. A developer said a list of 200,000 affected contracts misses many more, and an Ethereum Foundation board member opposed the upgrade.

Why it matters: The dispute shows how a planned gas change could leave funds locked in live contracts across the Ethereum network, a risk that touches several high-profile protocols.

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