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Ethereum developers hold Glamsterdam fork on Hoodi pending smart contract review
· By MyCryptoSignal Editorial · 345 words
Cointelegraph reports that Ethereum developers will not fork Glamsterdam on the Hoodi testnet until smart contract risks are resolved. The developers are investigating concerns tied to eight smart contract invariants linked to two proposals, EIP-8037 and EIP-8038, according to the report.
The report, published on 6 November 2026, says the hold applies to Hoodi, one of Ethereum's test networks, and that the open questions concern eight smart contract invariants connected to EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. Cointelegraph describes the work as an investigation rather than a settled matter, and its summary does not set out what the invariants are or which contracts they touch. The headline frames the delay as conditional: the fork proceeds once the risks are addressed. We have not independently verified the source's account, and the summary gives no timeline for a decision.
Our own collected data, as of 21:17 UTC, puts Ethereum at $2,228.11, down 0.45% over 24 hours. The 24-hour range ran from $2,208.54 to $2,246.84. Over seven days ETH is down 0.37%, and over 30 days it is down 13.28%. Its 14-period RSI reads 35.1 with a down trend, and the appendix lists support at $2,223.35 and resistance at $2,234.84, a band of roughly $11 around the current price.
The wider market is close to flat. Total crypto market capitalisation stands at $2.4028 trillion, down 0.2% over 24 hours, with Bitcoin dominance at 63.4%. Bitcoin trades at $75,796, down 0.14% on the day. ETH is the only coin in the appendix, so the comparison here is between the token and the market frame rather than across a basket of assets.
A testnet fork is a step that precedes any mainnet change, and the source says this one is paused on unresolved contract questions. ETH's 30-day decline of 13.28% and its RSI of 35.1 sit alongside a 24-hour move of less than half a percent, and the $11 gap between listed support and resistance marks how narrow the recent range is. The appendix records the prices; the source records the developer position.
Read the full story at Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-devs-fork-glamsterdam-hoodi-smart-contract-risks
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Source: Cointelegraph — see our editorial policy.