Ethereum Developers Postpone Glamsterdam Hoodi Testnet Deployment Following Smart Contract Warnings

TL;DR Ethereum developers postponed Glamsterdam’s Hoodi activation after concerns emerged over how EIP-8037 could interact with existing smart contracts under new gas-accounting rules. The delay removes the October 26 Amsterdam and Gloas activations plus Hoodi’s planned 200 million gas limit increase, with no replacement date set. Researchers identified compatibility risks for contracts relying on fixed gas assumptions, but no active exploit or Glamsterdam mainnet activation has been confirmed for the network. Ethereum developers postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet after security concerns emerged around how EIP-8037 could interact with existing mainnet smart contracts. In an official update , the Ethereum Foundation removed the October 26 activation and left the replacement date open. The decision pauses Hoodi deployment while developers investigate contract behavior under the proposed gas-accounting rules.

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