Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test gets last-minute fix before major capacity jump
One of Ethereum’s main validator clients updated its software hours before a Sepolia test that will raise the amount of work each block can hold to 200 million gas.
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What happened
One of Ethereum’s main validator clients updated its software hours before a Sepolia test that will raise the amount of work each block can hold to 200 million gas.
Reported details
- Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade has gone live on the Sepolia testnet, moving its 2026 scaling package into one of its final public testing stages before a planned mainnet activation. According to Ethereum community contributor Pooja Ranjan, the upgrade activated on Sepolia…
Why this matters
Ethereums Glamsterdam test is an infrastructure change, not a market event: the thing to verify is whether the underlying record moved, or only the wrapper around it. A tokenized claim is unchanged if the ledger, custodian, and redemption terms are unchanged, however the announcement is framed.
Evidence boundary
The scope is limited to what the linked reports state, and where two of them diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance.
What to verify
Verify Ethereums Glamsterdam test on the chain: the deployed contract address and version, and whether the ledger of record changed or only the interface that reads it.
Sources and editorial check time
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CoinDesk RSS: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/06/ethereum-s-glamsterdam-test-gets-last-minute-fix-before-major-capacity-jump
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crypto.news Live: https://crypto.news/ethereum-glamsterdam-hits-sepolia-with-200-million-gas-limit-test/
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Editorial source check time: 2026-10-06T16:03:56.231Z
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