On November 6, 2026, Ethereum Foundation developer Marius van der Wijden published an appeal asking application developers and auditors to evaluate eight gas invariants and report repair options for affected smart contracts

Programs stored on a blockchain that execute automatically when conditions are met, forming the building blocks of DeFi, NFTs, and most on-chain applications.

The nonprofit that stewards Ethereum's research and core development, with its funding decisions, leadership changes and contested influence.