Ethereum's Ambitious Roadmap: Glamsterdam and Beyond

The Ethereum network is set for significant upgrades and changes before 2030. The next major upgrade, Glamsterdam, is targeted for Q4 2026 and aims to increase Layer-1 processing capacity while keeping hardware requirements manageable for node operators.

Glamsterdam includes features such as Block-Level Access Lists (BALs) and enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation. BALs provide information about which parts of Ethereum's state transactions will access, helping prepare the network for parallel transaction processing. Proposer-builder separation restructures responsibilities involved in producing blocks.

The Ethereum Foundation reported that developers had established a credible 200 million gas limit target after Glamsterdam, although reaching that level depends on performance improvements and testing.