The Glamsterdam improve on Hoodi, beforehand scheduled for October 26, 2026 at 17:42:48 UTC (epoch 132,352), has been postponed. A brand new activation date has not been set.
This replace supersedes the schedule and activation directions within the Hoodi testnet announcement.
What Has Modified?
Core builders selected ACDE #248 to delay the beforehand scheduled Glamsterdam community improve on the Hoodi testnet to permit for additional investigation of interactions of EIP-8037 with mainnet good contracts.
The delay removes the scheduled Amsterdam execution layer activation and Gloas consensus layer activation. It additionally removes the gas-limit schedule that may have raised Hoodi’s fuel restrict to 200M on the similar epoch.
This rolls again the configuration for a future improve; it doesn’t revert Hoodi’s chain historical past. The October 26 activation is not scheduled, and there’s no alternative activation epoch or timestamp within the up to date configuration. The scheduling of the alternative improve will likely be introduced at a later date.
Hoodi Node and Validator Operators
When you function a Hoodi node or validator, test each your execution and consensus layer purchasers for directions reflecting the postponed activation earlier than October 26. Software program or customized community configurations that also schedule Glamsterdam on the outdated activation time have to be up to date to match the revised Hoodi configuration.
Don’t deal with the consumer launch tables within the earlier announcement as affirmation that these variations incorporate this postponement. Comply with your consumer crew’s launch notes and directions for the revised Hoodi schedule. Validator operators must also evaluation any directions for his or her validator consumer and builder infrastructure.
Consumer Releases
New consumer releases incorporating the postponed Hoodi activation will likely be listed beneath as they’re confirmed. Replace each your execution and consensus layer purchasers to releases whose notes explicitly verify that the October 26 Glamsterdam activation on Hoodi has been eliminated.
Please test again with this submit as related consumer releases will likely be linked as they’re launched.
Consensus Layer Hoodi Releases
When operating a validator, each the Consensus Layer Beacon Node and Validator Consumer have to be up to date.
Execution Layer Hoodi Releases
Builder and validator tooling steerage will likely be added as it’s confirmed for the postponed Hoodi activation. Operators utilizing exterior block-building infrastructure ought to comply with their tooling supplier’s directions.
Utility Builders and Mainnet Customers
Don’t plan Hoodi testing round an October 26 Glamsterdam activation. A revised Hoodi activation schedule will likely be introduced individually.
This announcement considerations Hoodi. It doesn’t set a Glamsterdam mainnet activation date, and no motion is required from Ethereum mainnet customers or ETH holders because of this replace.








