Hardhat v3.21.1 Removes Delayed Amsterdam Fork from Hoodi
Hardhat v3.21.1 is a bug-fix release that removes the scheduled Amsterdam hardfork activation from the Hoodi testnet after the upgrade was postponed without a new date. The release also upgrades EDR to v0.25.0 and fixes issues involving forked-chain gas limits, transaction tracing, Solidity test isolation, gas reporting and local account signing. The Hardhat update primarily improves Ethereum development and testing reliability; it does not announce a change to Ethereum’s mainnet schedule.
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This Hardhat release is a software maintenance update, not a change to Ethereum’s monetary policy, mainnet operations or market structure. Removing the postponed Amsterdam activation from Hoodi helps prevent the testnet from following an outdated fork schedule, while the gas and testing fixes may improve reliability for developers and projects using Hardhat. The direct trading impact is therefore likely to be limited. As with past Ethereum developer-tool updates, traders may watch for signs of improved ecosystem activity, but this release alone is unlikely to shift ETH demand or market stability in the short term. Over the longer term, better testing infrastructure can support application development, though any market effect would depend on broader adoption and fundamentals.