Test Release Tracker: `bal-devnet@v7.3.0`

[spencer-tb]

Overview

This is a follow-up to the tests-bal@v7.2.0 test release. It will likely be our last bal-devnet-7 release, and focuses on adding extra tests/stability!

• Target release tag: tests-bal-devnet@v7.3.0
• EELS branch: bal-devnet-7
• Test release date: 2026-05-27 -> 2026-05-29

Scope

These PRs will all be merged to forks/amsterdam, then we will recreate a new bal-devnet-7 branch to tag the release from.

EIP-8037:

• feat(spec-specs, tests): alt to merge 8037 to forks/amsterdam #2901
• feat(tests): EIP-8037 reject when calldata_floor > TX_MAX_GAS_LIMIT #2898
• feat(tests): EIP-8037 reject tx when gas_limit covers regular but not state intrinsic #2876
• feat(tests): EIP-8037 CREATE-tx collision refunds state-gas reservoir #2875

EIP-7928 (BALs):

• feat(tests): Extend coverage for BAL #2897
• feat(tests): EIP-7928 BAL withdrawal predeploy balance read across txs #2883
• feat(tests): EIP-7928 self destruct to system address with 0 value #2893
• feat(tests): extend BALs coverage #2854
• feat(tests): extend BAL create collision test cases #2917
• Revert this change: refactor(specs): delay get_code calls in CALL-like opcodes after gas charging and stack-depth checks #2473

Status

• All relevant PRs merged.
• Fixtures generated and released.
• hive-tests updated to run the new fixtures.
• hive-ui discovery updated to the latest bal-devnet workflow.
• Linked the test fixture release tag within the issue and closed it.

[spencer-tb]

Moved #2892 (8037 spec change / test addition) to #2915 glamsterdam-devnet-5 tracker.