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Ethereum developers keep Hoodi upgrade on schedule despite deposit risk

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Ethereum core developers kept the Glamsterdam upgrade on track for the Hoodi testnet on October 15, with Hoodi scheduled for October 26 at 17:42:48 UTC. Glamsterdam had already activated on Sepolia on October 6, and the Hoodi stage is the next scheduled testnet step before any mainnet activation date is set.

Key claims & sources

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Glamsterdam had already activated on Sepolia on October 6.
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The Hoodi announcement describes Glamsterdam as adding enshrined proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists, and gas pricing changes that better reflect execution and state growth costs.
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On October 15, Ethereum core developers kept the Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled for Hoodi at 17:42:48 UTC on October 26.
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On October 15, they declined a late protocol change tied to a validator-and-builder deposit edge case.

What it means

Ethereum developers working on the upgrade see Hoodi moving forward on the timetable already set, so people following testnet progress will notice the October 26 slot rather than a pause or reset. The next mainnet date is still not set, so the immediate change today is only on the testnet schedule.

Market reaction i

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Coverage timeline

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Oct 16 20:54
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No new facts: schedules, increase, limit; with quotes

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