Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade Could Break the Chain, Developers Warn

Several prominent developers are urging core developers to halt the Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade in its current form. They warn that its planned gas changes could break smart contracts that hold user funds. “Please don’t break the chain,” wrote the founder of Curve Finance. “It looks like the Glamsterdam upgrade would lead to another emergency hard fork back, with a lot of drama.” Developers Push Back on Ethereum Glamsterdam Gas Plan At the center of the dispute is EIP-8037, which raises gas costs for creating new state, such as storage entries and new contracts. However, some smart contracts set a fixed gas amount for these steps or check the remaining gas during a transaction. Once prices rise, those calls could run out of gas and fail.

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