Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Nears Final Stretch: Sepolia Fork Set for October 6
- —Sepolia fork for Glamsterdam scheduled for October 6, 2026
- —Mainnet launch expected in Q4 2026, no official date yet
- —EIP-7928 (BALs) enables parallel processing and faster sync via snap v2
- —Upgrade is future-compatible with zkEVMs and partially stateful nodes
Why it matters: Glamsterdam lays the groundwork for Ethereum scaling via parallelization and ePBS, shaping network throughput and fees for years.
Source: U.Today
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