Ethereum Foundation Warns of Potential Disruptions from Glamsterdam Upgrade
The Ethereum Foundation has issued a warning regarding the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, scheduled to activate on the Platåberget testnet on August 20. This upgrade may disrupt wallets, indexers, and gas estimators by altering the gas assumptions for certain ETH transfers. Developers are urged to test their tools on Platåberget to ensure compatibility with the new gas model before it is rolled out to other testnets and the mainnet.
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Ethereum devs warn Glamsterdam upgrade could break wallets and gas tools
The Ethereum Foundation has warned that wallets, indexers and gas estimators could break as Glamsterdam changes the 21,000-gas assumption for some ETH transfers, with the upgrade due to activate on the Platåberget testnet on Aug. 20. The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol…
Ethereum Foundation warns some tools may break with Glamsterdam upgrade
Developers have been urged to test on Plataberget before Glamsterdam’s new gas model reaches Ethereum’s other testnets and mainnet.