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Two Ethereum Proposals Compete to Protect Old Contracts From Glamsterdam Upgrade

November 9, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC (2 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

Two rival Ethereum improvement proposals have emerged to address concerns that the planned Glamsterdam network upgrade could break older smart contracts. The proposals offer different technical approaches to maintaining backward compatibility while still implementing the upgrade's intended changes.

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