Good evening,
Tonight, I’m sharing updates on Glamsterdam and Hegota, the two next immediate Ethereum upgrades coming up later this year and sometime in 2027, respectively.
On Glamsterdam, developers have converged on a final block gas limit increase target of 200 million gas. They have also launched a short-lived public testnet for the upgrade called Plataberget. Below, I discuss the significance of these updates and recent developments in the planning for the Hegota upgrade.
A note to subscribers: As most of you already know, I’m back from my two-week vacation. I had a lovely time up in Alaska, journeying through many beautiful parks and sites. I was also lucky to see one of the state’s most famous humpback whales, Flame!
Now, enough whale watching, let’s get into what I’m watching in Ethereum.
Yours truly,
Christine D. Kim
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First, a couple of important updates on Glamsterdam.
Developers are still on track to start upgrading public test networks in September.
In my prior ACD After Hours post, I shared that developers were planning to launch one final developer-focused test network (also called devnet), followed by a short-lived public testnet and a non-finality testnet before upgrading public testnets.
