Ethereum postpones Glamsterdam after EIP-8037 raises security concerns

Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet over smart contract compatibility concerns, canceling its October 26 activation and a planned increase to a 200 million gas limit. Summary Ethereum developers postponed Glamsterdam’s October 26 Hoodi testnet activation to investigate EIP-8037 smart contract compatibility concerns. The postponement cancels the scheduled 200 million gas limit increase without reversing Hoodi’s existing blockchain history. ChainSecurity warned that proposed gas changes could affect smart contracts handling failed transactions and retry mechanisms. Hoodi node operators must update their execution and consensus clients to remove the canceled October 26 activation. Ethereum has not announced replacement Hoodi or mainnet activation dates, leaving proposed December targets unconfirmed. According to the Ethereum Foundation’s October 22 announcement, the decision followed discussions during the All Core Developers Execution meeting, where developers agreed to investigate how EIP-8037 interacts with existing mainnet contracts. The Foundation has not announced a replacement testnet activation date. Ethereum postpones Glamsterdam on...