According to CoinDesk, Ethereum developers canceled the scheduled Monday activation of the Hoodi protocol as a precaution after security researchers demonstrated that newly introduced gas rules could enable smart contracts to permanently record failed operations. The delay affects the Glamsterdam test network deployment. Researchers pointed out that under these rules, certain contract interactions—specifically those involving failure conditions—might retain evidence of the failure in immutable storage, which could have lasting effects on contract behavior and compatibility with current applications. No decision on a new timeline was mentioned. The move reflects a precautionary response to identified risks rather than confirmation of an error in prior planning. Ethereum’s development team acknowledged the input from the security researchers. The Glamsterdam test was originally planned for activation on Monday.
