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

According to Odaily Odaily, Vitalik Buterin stated on social media that the industry urgently needs a "trustless on-chain gas futures market," similar to a "base fee prediction market," to address users' uncertain expectations regarding future fee trends. He pointed out that many people are concerned that while on-chain fees are currently low, they may still rise in two years; and while his proposed BAL, ePBS, and future ZK-EVM scaling paths could increase gas limits, the market still hopes to see clearer price expectations.

Vitalik believes that if on-chain gas futures instruments can be established, the market can form a clear signal about future transaction fees, and users can hedge future gas costs, which is equivalent to locking in transaction fee expenses for a certain time period in advance.