# Ethereum Draft Lets New Contracts Use Separate Gas Schedule

> Ethereum's EIP-8488 draft lets new smart contracts use a revised gas schedule without disrupting existing ones.
- Title: Ethereum Draft Lets New Contracts Use Separate Gas Schedule
- Summary: Ethereum's EIP-8488 draft lets new smart contracts use a revised gas schedule without disrupting existing ones.
- Keywords: ethereum, eip-8488, gas schedule, smart contracts, v2 opcode set, delegatecall_v2, crypto, TokenPost
- Source: TokenPost — https://tokenpost.com/news/technology/52610
- Published: 2026-11-09T22:48:43+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ethereum, eip-8488, gas schedule, smart contracts, v2 opcode set, delegatecall_v2, crypto, finance
## EIP-8488 Draft Proposal
A draft Ethereum proposal would let newly deployed smart contracts use a revised gas schedule while preserving the legacy schedule for existing contracts.
## V2 Opcode Requirements
After activation, newly deployed contracts would use a V2 opcode set priced under EIP-8037 and EIP-8038, excluding GAS and GASLIMIT opcodes.
## DELEGATECALL_V2 Implementation
The proposal introduces DELEGATECALL_V2, which would fail immediately if the target contract’s code_version is below 2.
## Key takeaway

Ethereum's EIP-8488 draft allows newly deployed smart contracts to use a separate gas schedule while preserving legacy schedules for existing contracts.