Ethereum pauses Hoodi fork after low-gas application review
Developers have delayed Glamsterdam’s Hoodi testnet fork while addressing application behavior when transactions have little gas remaining.
Developers have delayed Glamsterdam’s Hoodi testnet fork while addressing application behavior when transactions have little gas remaining. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at ₹1,99,729 ($2,123.70), up 0.8% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Crypto.news, with live market data added, as of Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:45:01 UTC.
The pause gives Ethereum developers time to resolve edge cases in the proposed fee mechanism before a broader rollout. The findings could affect how applications behave under constrained transaction conditions, although the report does not identify a mainnet launch schedule.
- Hoodi testnet fork paused pending review of low-gas transaction behavior
- Glamsterdam changes charging for some network operations
- ETH trades at $2,106.34, down 5.72% over 24 hours
- Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.54 trillion
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- Ethereum pauses Hoodi fork after low-gas application review — this brief
Ethereum developers have placed Glamsterdam’s Hoodi testnet fork on hold while they address findings concerning how applications behave when a transaction is low on gas. Crypto.news reported the pause, with the review focused on the proposed upgrade’s treatment of constrained transaction conditions.
Glamsterdam changes the way Ethereum charges for some network operations. According to the report, auditors identified behavior that needs further examination before the Hoodi fork proceeds. The available coverage does not specify an individual audit finding, a revised launch date, or whether any changes have already been completed.
The delay is limited to the testnet stage, so the report does not indicate that the upgrade has been deployed to Ethereum’s mainnet. It also provides no evidence of user losses, a network outage, or quantified financial impact. The immediate issue is the treatment of applications when available gas is running low, a technical edge case relevant to the upgrade’s revised charging mechanism.
Ethereum was trading at $2,106.34, down 5.72% over 24 hours and 7.91% over seven days, with a market capitalization of $257.4 billion. The wider crypto market was broadly lower, with total capitalization at $2.54 trillion, while 
Bitcoin fell 2.31% over 24 hours. The Fear & Greed index stood at 29, within the “Fear” range. These figures show a weak market backdrop, but the supplied information does not establish that the Hoodi pause caused Ethereum’s decline.
Since this brief published about 3 hours ago, Ethereum (ETH) has moved from ₹1,98,095.98$2,106.34 to ₹1,99,728.64$2,123.70 — +0.82%.
The chart plots ETH's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 ETH ≈ ₹212,359.38 (about $2,123.70), down 5.0% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 6.3% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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Ethereum pauses Hoodi fork after low-gas application review — questions & answers
Why was Ethereum’s Hoodi fork paused?
Developers are addressing findings about how applications behave when a transaction has little gas remaining during the Glamsterdam upgrade.
Does the Hoodi pause affect Ethereum mainnet?
The reported pause concerns Glamsterdam’s Hoodi testnet fork. The coverage does not say that the upgrade has been deployed to mainnet.
What was ETH’s market context at the time?
ETH was $2,106.34, down 5.72% over 24 hours and 7.91% over seven days. Total crypto market capitalization was $2.54 trillion, and Fear & Greed measured 29.
How much is 1 Ethereum worth in rupee today?
About ₹212,359.38 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $2,123.70. The rupee price moves with both ETH's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Ethereum in rupee page for any amount.
Has Ethereum's price moved since this brief was published?
ETH is up 0.82% since this brief first published — trading at ₹1,99,729 ($2,123.70) now versus ₹1,98,096 ($2,106.34) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto.news. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.