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Vitalik: Calls for Establishment of On-Chain Gas Futures Market to Predict and Hedge Future Fee Risks
Summary: Vitalik recently suggested the urgent need for a 'trustless on-chain gas futures market' similar to a 'prediction market for BASE FEE' to address user uncertainty about future fee trends. Concerns exist that while current on-chain fees are low, they may rise in two years. Vitalik's proposed BAL, ePBS, and future ZK-EVM scaling paths can increase ...
Vitalik recently suggested the urgent need for a 'trustless on-chain gas futures market' similar to a 'prediction market for BASE FEE' to address user uncertainty about future fee trends. Concerns exist that while current on-chain fees are low, they may rise in two years. Vitalik's proposed BAL, ePBS, and future ZK-EVM scaling paths can increase gas limit, but the market still desires clearer price expectations. By establishing on-chain gas futures tools, Vitalik believes the market can provide clear signals about future fees, allowing users to hedge future gas costs by locking in fees for a specific time period in advance.
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