Vitalik: An on-chain gas futures market should be established to predict and hedge future transaction fee risks.

According to ME News, on December 6 (UTC+8), Vitalik stated on social media that the industry urgently needs a “trustless on-chain gas futures market,” similar to a “prediction market for BASE FEE,” to address user uncertainty about future transaction fee trends. He pointed out that although current on-chain fees are low, many people worry they could rise in two years. While his proposed BAL, ePBS, and future ZK-EVM scaling solutions could increase the gas limit, the market still wants a clearer price outlook. Vitalik believes that if an on-chain gas futures tool can be established, it would provide a clear signal for future fees, and users could hedge their future gas costs, essentially locking in transaction fee expenses for a certain time period in advance. (Source: MetaEra)