Ethereum Delays Glamsterdam Hoodi Fork as Developers Test EIP-8037

Published: 23 October 2026

ETH network/ecosystem note dated 23 October 2026. This page summarizes the source development in plain English; it is not a price call.

What changed

• Ethereum core developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, which had been set to activate on October 26 at 17:42:48 UTC. They want more time to study how a gas pricing change known as EIP-8037 behaves with smart contracts already running on the mainnet…

What the figures mean

Independent check on the printed figures (8037, 26, 17, 42): confirm the unit, the session or as-of timestamp, and whether the number is a flow, a price, a rate, or a count before treating the headline as a directional call for ETH. This page restates source figures; it does not invent a second dataset.

Why it matters

The item is included because it is substantively about ETH (institutions, policy, flows, security, or network use), not a passing mention.

What to watch

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