Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade has been activated on Sepolia, with the Gas limit rising to nearly 200000000
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Glamsterdam has been activated on Sepolia testnet, with the Gas limit rising to nearly 200000000, but the mainnet launch date remains undetermined.
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Ethereum scaling accelerates again:Glamsterdam testnet Gas limit surges to 200000000, expanding processing capacity by 3 x
BlockBeats reports that October 8, the Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade was activated on Sepolia testnet this Tuesday, with the block Gas limit rising from approximately 60000000 to nearly 200000000, increasing the processing-capacity budget by more than 3 x. Developers are using this to test changes related to testnet scaling.
CoinDesk's observation of more than 25 consecutive test blocks showed that actual Gas usage was approximately 52000000 to 92000000, accounting for only 26%to 46%of the available limit, with no sign of near-full utilization. According to data from the testing team ethPandaOps, during a 6-minute vote earlier Thursday, all 32 scheduled blocks were successfully proposed, and 99.97%of eligible testnet-staked share voted in favor of finalization.Glamsterdam also adjusted the Gas costs of certain operations and optimized transaction execution and data-access mechanisms, giving validators more time to check transaction computations while allowing software to prefetch the accounts and storage data involved in transactions, thereby improving parallel processing.
The next testnet, Hoodi, is tentatively scheduled to October 27 launch, with the exact timing depending on Sepolia test results. The Ethereum mainnet has not yet determined the date for the Glamsterdam upgrade.
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Key points
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Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade was activated on Sepolia testnet this Tuesday.
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block Gas limit rose from approximately 60000000 to nearly 200000000, increasing the processing-capacity budget by more than 3 x.
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CoinDesk observed more than 25 consecutive test blocks, whose actual Gas usage was approximately 52000000 to 92000000, accounting for 26%to 46%。
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During a vote conducted earlier Thursday lasting 6 minutes, 32 scheduled blocks were all successfully proposed, and 99.97%of eligible testnet-staked share voted in favor of finalization.
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Glamsterdam adjusted the Gas costs of certain operations and optimized transaction execution and data-access mechanisms.
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The next testnet, Hoodi, is tentatively scheduled to launch on October 27, with the exact timing depending on Sepolia test results.
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The Ethereum mainnet has not yet determined the Glamsterdam upgrade date.
AI-assisted interpretation
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Gas The limit can be understood as the computational-work budget that each block can accommodate.Sepolia The testnet raised this limit to nearly 200000000, and developers are using the additional processing space to test scaling changes. The observed blocks have not approached full utilization; the upgrade also adjusts the costs of certain operations and optimizes execution and data access, giving validators more time to check computations and allowing software to prefetch the relevant account and storage data.
Why it matters to readers
This test provided a larger block-processing budget and validated changes related to transaction execution, data access, and parallel processing. However, the results are still from a testnet and cannot directly represent the outcome of a mainnet deployment.
Ordinary users do not need to take any action for now. Going forward, they can monitor Sepolia test stability, whether Hoodi launches, and whether the mainnet upgrade date is announced.
Risks and unknowns
The current data comes from a testnet, and actual mainnet performance has not yet been confirmed.
The Gas usage of the observed blocks accounted for only 26%to 46%of the limit, with no sign of near-full utilization; performance under high load remains unclear.
Hoodi is only tentatively scheduled to launch on October 27, with the exact timing depending on Sepolia test results.
The Ethereum mainnet Glamsterdam upgrade date has not yet been determined.
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Gas
A unit used by certain networks to measure computational resources consumed during execution; the actual transaction fee also depends on factors such as the gas price.
The maximum amount of computational work that a single block can accommodate. Increasing it can increase block capacity, but also raises validation and resource requirements.
