The Ethereum Foundation reports that the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet has been postponed with no new activation date set. The delay is to further study EIP‑8037 interactions with mainnet contracts.
The Ethereum Foundation’s report details the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, slated for Oct 26 2026. It highlights new proposer‑builder separation, block‑level access lists and a gas‑limit jump to 200 M.
The Ethereum Foundation report examines native transaction assertions as a way to guarantee a transaction’s final outcome. It finds that current defenses like Clear Signing and simulation fall short, and proposes EIP‑7906 to let on‑chain code verify net state changes before finalizing a transaction.
The Ethereum Foundation report introduces zkAPI, a system that lets users pay for API calls on Ethereum without linking identity to usage. It shows how zero‑knowledge proofs can separate billing from content, preserving privacy while keeping existing tools unchanged.
The Ethereum Foundation announced the Glamsterdam testnet, which implements the Fusaka upgrade features such as proposer‑builder separation, block‑level access lists, and revised gas pricing. The upgrade is slated to go live on Sepolia at epoch 353,024 (slot 11,296,768) on October 6.
The Ethereum Foundation announces its upcoming Reddit AMA on September 16, 2026, continuing a tradition of open technical Q&A sessions that began in 2019. The event will feature EF team members answering community questions about the protocol and recent developments.