Ethlabs Recommends Delaying the Hoodi Testnet Fork Until External Audits Are Completed

Chainthink

Release Time: 2026/11/10 09:55:55

Summary

Ethlabs recommends delaying the decision on the Hoodi testnet fork until external smart contract audits are completed. ChainSecurity and Dedaub are conducting the audits, with results expected by November 16. The Ethereum Core Developer Meeting will review the audit findings and on-chain data before making a final determination. The ACD test meeting will include a public Q&A session, while the executive layer meeting on November 19 will evaluate the audit outcomes and potential modifications to the Glamsterdam upgrade. The upgrade aims to increase the block gas limit from 60 million to 200 million. Ethlabs noted that EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 involve gas cost adjustments that could affect deployed contracts and tools.

ChainThink reports that on November 10, Ethlabs recommended delaying the determination of the Hoodi testnet fork date or modifications to the Glamsterdam upgrade specifications until the external audit results are published and their implications are clearly understood.

The final decision will be made by the Ethereum Core Developers Meeting (ACD). Two external audits commissioned by the Ethereum Foundation, conducted by ChainSecurity and Dedaub, are expected to be published by November 16;

On the day of the ACD test meeting, an open Q&A session will be held. The ACD executive-level meeting on November 19 is expected to discuss the audit results and may decide whether to modify the upgrade specifications.

The Glamsterdam upgrade plans to increase the Ethereum block gas limit from 60 million to 200 million.

Ethlabs notes that EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 involve adjustments to gas costs and billing mechanisms, which may affect deployed smart contracts and related tools;

For example, after an internal call is rolled back, the remaining gas returned by `gasleft()` may increase, thereby affecting the contract's judgment of whether the call failed due to gas exhaustion.

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