Ethereum Pauses Glamsterdam Hoodi Testnet Work After Gas Review

Ethereum developers have postponed the next planned Glamsterdam hard-fork step on the Hoodi testnet, according to NewsBTC. The decision followed research that identified possible gas-accounting risks affecting applications, prompting the team to delay moving ahead with the testnet stage. The report did not provide a revised timetable. The issue concerns the technical groundwork for a proposed network upgrade rather than a change already affecting Ethereum’s mainnet. Gas accounting determines how network resources are measured and charged, so the reported concerns could affect how applications behave under the proposed upgrade rules. Developers’ decision to pause the Hoodi step gives them an opportunity to examine those dependencies and potential consequences before proceeding. Ethereum was trading at $2,235.39, up 0.35% over 24 hours but down 0.46% over seven days, with a market capitalization of $273.11 billion. The overall crypto market was flat at a $2.61 trillion total capitalization, while Bitcoin was nearly unchanged with a 0.02% 24-hour gain. The Fear & Greed index stood at 25, labelled Extreme Fear. The next point of attention is the resolution of the identified gas-accounting concerns and any updated schedule for Glamsterdam testing on Hoodi.