Ethereum Pauses Hoodi Fork Test After Gas-Accounting Review
Core developers postponed Glamsterdam’s Hoodi testnet fork after reviewers flagged eight smart-contract invariants that the proposed gas changes could invalidate.
Core developers postponed Glamsterdam’s Hoodi testnet fork after reviewers flagged eight smart-contract invariants that the proposed gas changes could invalidate. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at ₹2,10,897 ($2,230.84), up 0.1% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief synthesising 2 outlets (Crypto Economy, Cointelegraph), plus live market data, as of Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:00:01 UTC.
The delay could prevent projects with rigid gas assumptions from encountering unexpected behavior during testing. It also gives developers more time to assess whether EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 require adjustments before Glamsterdam advances.
- Glamsterdam’s Hoodi fork was postponed following a security review.
- Reviewers identified eight smart-contract invariants that could be affected.
- EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 may disrupt fixed gas-cost assumptions.
- ETH trades at $2,228.56, down 0.85% over 24 hours.
Crypto Economy, Crypto.news and Cointelegraph agree that Ethereum developers postponed or paused the Glamsterdam fork on the Hoodi testnet after concerns arose around eight smart-contract invariants. Crypto Economy and Crypto.news specifically identify proposed gas-accounting changes under EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 as relevant to the risk assessment, while Cointelegraph also links those concerns to the two proposals. The sources differ slightly in emphasis: Crypto Economy and Crypto.news frame the action as a completed delay and cite reviews of assumptions tied to fixed gas costs, whereas Cointelegraph describes developers as investigating the invariants. Crypto.news is the only outlet in the supplied material that dates the underlying Ethereum Foundation discussion to November 6, while Crypto Economy adds that Glamsterdam remains active on Sepolia; neither difference contradicts the shared core account.
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- Ethereum Pauses Hoodi Fork Test After Gas-Accounting Review — this brief
Ethereum core developers have postponed the Glamsterdam hard fork on the Hoodi testnet following a security review of the proposed upgrade. The review raised concerns about eight smart-contract invariants that could behave differently once the changes take effect. This is a testnet scheduling decision rather than a reported cancellation of the broader Glamsterdam upgrade.
Crypto.news reports that the concerns were detailed in an Ethereum Foundation blog post published on November 6. According to Crypto Economy, the security findings from ChainSecurity focused on projects that rely on fixed gas-cost assumptions. Crypto.news characterizes the issue more broadly as existing smart-contract assumptions that could become invalid under changes to gas accounting.
The three outlets corroborate the central development but present slightly different angles. Crypto Economy and Crypto.news explicitly describe a postponement, with Crypto Economy citing the ChainSecurity review and Crypto.news connecting the risk to gas-accounting changes. Cointelegraph likewise identifies eight invariants associated with EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 but describes the process as developers investigating the concerns, giving the situation a less final framing.
The affected proposals are EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. Based on the supplied coverage, the potential problem is not a reported failure of Ethereum itself but the possibility that contracts relying on stable gas assumptions may no longer behave as expected under the revised accounting model. Crypto Economy adds that Glamsterdam remains active on the Sepolia testnet, so the supplied information points to a Hoodi-specific pause rather than a halt across every testnet.
Ethereum was trading at $2,228.56, down 0.85% over 24 hours and 0.50% over seven days, with a market capitalization of $272.29 billion. The total crypto market stood at $2.61 trillion and was broadly flat, while 
Bitcoin was down 0.39% over 24 hours. The Fear & Greed Index registered 28, placing the market in a Fear reading. The next implementation milestone to watch is whether developers resolve or reclassify the eight flagged invariants and establish a revised schedule for Hoodi, with Glamsterdam continuing on Sepolia in the meantime.
Since this brief published about 5 hours ago, Ethereum (ETH) has moved from ₹2,10,681.45$2,228.56 to ₹2,10,896.99$2,230.84 — +0.10%.
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Will Ethereum dip to $2,200 in November?
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At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 ETH ≈ ₹218,611.17 (about $2,230.84), down 1.3% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 3.7% 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 Test After Gas-Accounting Review — questions & answers
Why was Glamsterdam’s Hoodi fork postponed?
Security review found eight smart-contract invariants that could become invalid under the proposed gas-accounting changes, particularly for contracts relying on fixed gas assumptions.
Which Ethereum proposals were linked to the concerns?
The supplied coverage identifies EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 as the proposals associated with the eight invariant concerns.
Was Glamsterdam completely halted?
Crypto Economy reports that the upgrade remains active on Sepolia; the reported postponement applies to its Hoodi testnet fork.
How much is 1 Ethereum worth in rupee today?
About ₹218,611.17 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $2,230.84. 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 0.10% since this brief first published — trading at ₹2,10,897 ($2,230.84) now versus ₹2,10,681 ($2,228.56) 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 Economy, Cointelegraph, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
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