Ethereum Delays Glamsterdam Hoodi Fork as Developers Test EIP-8037

Mainnet ETH holders and users do not need to take any action, since this change only touches the Hoodi test network and its operators. Ethereum core developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, which had been set to activate on October 26 at 17:42:48 UTC. They want more time to study how a gas pricing change known as EIP-8037 behaves with smart contracts already running on the mainnet, and no replacement date has been set. Developers Pull Hoodi Date to Probe EIP-8037 Interactions The postponement follows a decision at All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #248, according to an update announcement that supersedes the earlier Hoodi schedule. Developers cited the need for “further investigation of interactions of EIP-8037 with mainnet smart contracts.” But the notice does not describe what that investigation has found so far. EIP-8037 raises the gas cost of creating state, meaning the account and storage data every node has to keep, and meters that cost separately from other changes. The original Hoodi announcement had already told application developers that contracts relying on fixed gas stipends or hardcoded gas limits may need changes. Pulling the da...