Ethereum Network to Undergo Major Speed Upgrade Test on October 6

Gadgets360 - Sep 29, 2026

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Sepolia testnet on October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC. The upgrade combines Amsterdam changes on the execution layer with Gloas changes on the consensus layer. Key additions include enshrined proposer-builder separation through EIP-7732 and block-level access lists through EIP-7928. Ethereum has not yet set dates...

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