Ethereum Foundation Previews Glamsterdam Gas Repricing Ahead of Mainnet
The upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade will implement EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 to reprice state creation and access operations, aiming to align gas costs with actual computational work as Ethereum's state has grown significantly since the Berlin fork in 2021
What the source reports
The Glamsterdam upgrade includes EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 to reprice state operations, with the new schedule derived from a performance target supporting roughly a 3x increase in base throughput
further. The new schedule is derived from a
Replaying historical mainnet transactions shows most flagged issues are fixable with a gas-limit increase and the large majority of smart contracts are unaffected
preventative updates. Most flagged issues are fixed with
Why it may matter
The repricing addresses a gap since 2021's Berlin fork, when gas costs for state operations were last adjusted
What remains uncertain
The specific number of affected contracts and their total value at risk is not disclosed
Source record
Ethereum Foundation Blog ↗Source date: 2026-08-24
Retrieved 2026-09-08T10:02:01.440Z
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