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Ethereum Schedules Glamsterdam Upgrade for Hoodi Testnet Activation on Oct. 26

Following its activation on Sepolia, Ethereum core developers have set epoch 132,352 for Hoodi testnet deployment, raising its gas limit to 200M.

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The Glamsterdam upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Hoodi testnet at epoch 132,352 on Oct. 26, 2026, at 17:42:48 UTC.

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Hoodi's network gas limit will increase to 200M at activation, matching the parameter previously set on Sepolia.

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Glamsterdam incorporates enshrined proposer-builder separation (EIP-7732) and block-level access lists (EIP-7928) to scale Layer 1 throughput.

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Context

The Glamsterdam upgrade combines the Amsterdam execution layer and Gloas consensus layer updates, following Sepolia's activation on Oct. 6, 2026.

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Why it matters

Hoodi testnet validators, node operators, and application developers must update consensus and execution clients before Oct. 26 to retain network synchronization.

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What to watch

The Hoodi testnet activation on Oct. 26, 2026, followed by client team announcements regarding the mainnet deployment schedule.

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Sources

Built from 8 primary sources, machine-checked before publication.

  • Ethereum Foundation Blog
  • ethereum.org
  • blog.ethereum.org
  • github.com
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