ETH’s price has barely moved over the past couple of days, but last night the development team put the “pedal to the metal” on the testnet, tripling the speed—the price and the project’s progress are once again moving on separate tracks.
At 21:53 Beijing time on October 6, Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade activated on the Sepolia testnet (epoch 353024). It combines the execution-layer Amsterdam upgrade with the consensus-layer Gloas upgrade. The two key changes are ePBS (enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation, EIP-7732) and Block-Level Access Lists (BALs, EIP-7928). The goal is to let clients process more execution work in parallel and produce blocks faster.
Sepolia also raised its block gas limit from 60 million to 200 million, conducting a stress test at more than three times the previous capacity. The Prysm client even rushed out a 7.2.1 patch on the eve of activation to ensure the test could make full use of the 200 million limit. Next up is the Hoodi testnet; no mainnet date has been set. Regular holders don’t need to do anything.
My take: Ethereum’s roadmap has never really stopped moving. Both ePBS and BALs tackle the tough challenges of L1 scaling and MEV fairness, so successfully implementing them would be a long-term positive. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves: a smooth testnet run doesn’t guarantee a smooth mainnet launch. The Hoodi test is still ahead, and there isn’t even a hint of a mainnet date. Anyone chasing the price on testnet news is probably buying into the “upgrade hype.” If you want a real signal, an official announcement of the mainnet activation date is far more reliable than all the testnet buzz. I’ll keep following these upgrade developments—follow me to stay in the loop.
$ETH
#EthereumUpgrade
Data as of: 2026-10-07 07:05 UTC
Source: Ethereum Foundation testnet announcement; CoinDesk
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
Would you adjust your position because of a testnet upgrade? 🤔
At 21:53 Beijing time on October 6, Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade activated on the Sepolia testnet (epoch 353024). It combines the execution-layer Amsterdam upgrade with the consensus-layer Gloas upgrade. The two key changes are ePBS (enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation, EIP-7732) and Block-Level Access Lists (BALs, EIP-7928). The goal is to let clients process more execution work in parallel and produce blocks faster.
Sepolia also raised its block gas limit from 60 million to 200 million, conducting a stress test at more than three times the previous capacity. The Prysm client even rushed out a 7.2.1 patch on the eve of activation to ensure the test could make full use of the 200 million limit. Next up is the Hoodi testnet; no mainnet date has been set. Regular holders don’t need to do anything.
My take: Ethereum’s roadmap has never really stopped moving. Both ePBS and BALs tackle the tough challenges of L1 scaling and MEV fairness, so successfully implementing them would be a long-term positive. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves: a smooth testnet run doesn’t guarantee a smooth mainnet launch. The Hoodi test is still ahead, and there isn’t even a hint of a mainnet date. Anyone chasing the price on testnet news is probably buying into the “upgrade hype.” If you want a real signal, an official announcement of the mainnet activation date is far more reliable than all the testnet buzz. I’ll keep following these upgrade developments—follow me to stay in the loop.
$ETH
#EthereumUpgrade
Data as of: 2026-10-07 07:05 UTC
Source: Ethereum Foundation testnet announcement; CoinDesk
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
Would you adjust your position because of a testnet upgrade? 🤔
