Vitalik Buterin’s Ethereum gas futures plan draws mixed reactions from market experts

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed creating a dedicated gas futures market to help large network users and investors better predict and hedge transaction costs on Ethereum. The suggestion has split opinion, with some specialists warning about manipulation risks and questioning whether the network’s highly dispersed gas demand can sustain such a market, according to experts. Although recent scaling upgrades have pushed gas fees lower, uncertainty over Ethereum’s long-term roadmap is keeping the debate over Buterin’s proposal alive.