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Ethereum devs cancel Glamsterdam testnet upgrade over gas bug
Ethereum core devs pull Glamsterdam testnet activation after gas bug risks breaking 13 live smart contracts.
In brief
Ethereum core devs pull Glamsterdam testnet activation after gas bug risks breaking 13 live smart contracts. Ethereum developers canceled a testnet upgrade due to a gas accounting bug that could permanently break 13 live smart contracts. Originally reported by Startup Fortune.
Ethereum core developers cancel testnet activation
Ethereum developers canceled Glamsterdam hard fork activation on Hoodi testnet scheduled for October 26.
ChainSecurity flags gas accounting risk
ChainSecurity found EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 could permanently break 13 live smart contracts.
Gas accounting bug details
Gas that should be lost when a transaction fails flows back into contracts, letting them run permanently.
Real-world impact
The bug affects 13 live contracts holding user funds that would behave differently upon activation.
Why this is different
This is the first time Ethereum's core dev process pulled a testnet activation over a specific technical finding.
Glamsterdam upgrade details
Glamsterdam aims to increase Ethereum's gas capacity from 60 million to 200 million per block.
Consequence for Ethereum
Fixing the bug requires coordinated work from developers, auditors, and node operators, delaying mainnet rollout.
What it means
Ethereum developers canceled a testnet upgrade due to a gas accounting bug that could permanently break 13 live smart contracts.
