Former Ethereum Core Dev Greg Markou Defends Developers Over Stalled Gas Repricing

Former Ethereum core developer Greg Markou has defended developers over the stalled gas repricing planned for Glamsterdam, attributing the delay to bundled upgrades and a surge in Ethereum Improvement Proposals that he said has accelerated with AI-assisted proposal writing. The gas changes remain on hold, leaving app teams without the repricing they had anticipated. Markou argued that application teams should test the changes early and report what breaks rather than bearing blame for the holdup. The dispute matters because it highlights friction in Ethereum's upgrade process, where bundling multiple changes and a growing proposal backlog can stall individual improvements. What to watch next is whether Glamsterdam's gas changes are unbundled or rescheduled, and whether app teams respond to Markou's call for early testing feedback.