Ethereum Glamsterdam Hard Fork: Fixed 21,000-Gas Rule for ETH Transfers to End

BitcoinWorld Ethereum Glamsterdam Hard Fork: Fixed 21,000-Gas Rule for ETH Transfers to End The Ethereum Foundation has issued a warning to developers of wallet services, gas-fee calculators, and blockchain explorers ahead of the upcoming Glamsterdam hard fork.

The long-standing rule that a simple ETH transfer always costs 21,000 gas will no longer universally apply, according to a report from CoinDesk. What Changes with the Glamsterdam Upgrade Transfers to existing addresses will still require 21,000 gas.

However, transfers to new addresses will incur an additional state gas fee of approximately 183,600 gas. This extra cost arises because the network must create and permanently store new state data when an address is first used.

The change is part of a broader effort to align transaction fees more closely with the actual computational and storage resources consumed.