Ethereum's Glamsterdam Update Set for October 6th on Sepolia Testnet
Ethereum's next major network update, Glamsterdam, is set to launch on the Sepolia testnet on October 6th at 16:53 Turkish time. The update combines the Amsterdam update at the execution layer and the Gloas update at the consensus layer into a single package. One of the key features of Glamsterdam is the separation of validators, who propose blocks, and the structures that prepare blocks at the protocol level. This system, called ePBS, aims to make the block production process more reliable and efficient. Another important feature is block-level access lists, which will indicate in advance which Ethereum data transactions will touch, potentially helping with parallel transaction processing and increasing Ethereum's mainnet capacity in the future. The update only affects the Sepolia testnet, and ETH holders do not need to take any action. The exact date for the update on the Ethereum mainnet has not been confirmed and will be determined after the test results are available.