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Ethereum Delays Glamsterdam Testnet Step Over Gas-Accounting Risks
Ethereum developers have postponed the next Glamsterdam hard-fork step on the Hoodi testnet after researchers identified applications that may depend on…
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Ethereum developers have paused the next Glamsterdam testing step on the Hoodi testnet. Researchers flagged applications that may rely on gas-accounting assumptions the upgrade would alter. In a November 6 update, developer Marius van der Wijden wrote that the process would not move to the Hoodi fork until issues found in testing were fixed. The Foundation pointed to EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 as proposals needing closer review, and said ChainSecurity had identified projects that could be exposed because they depend on conditions the changes would break. Work continues with ChainSecurity, Dedaub and internal auditors, and a repository lists eight relevant invariants for developers to check. The network has not stopped, and no new launch date was set.
Why it matters: It shows how a protocol change can strain existing applications, and it asks affected teams to audit their code before the upgrade moves forward.
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