Ethereum Postpones Hoodi Upgrade Over Smart-Contract Compatibility Risks

Ethereum has removed the October 26 Hoodi activation while developers examine how proposed gas changes interact with existing contracts. No replacement date is set. Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi test network while they investigate how proposed gas-accounting changes interact with existing smart contracts. The Ethereum Foundation’s announcement removes the October 26 activation and says a replacement date has not been set. The decision followed the latest execution-layer developers’ meeting and concerns EIP-8037 compatibility. The change also withdraws the gas-limit schedule that would have raised Hoodi’s limit to 200 million at the activation point.