Ethereum news

October 8, 2026

04:41 Ethereum

Ethereum tests near-200 million gas blocks on Sepolia ahead of Glamsterdam

Ethereum tests 200M gas budget for Glamsterdam on Sepolia Ethereum developers have raised Sepolia’s processing limit to nearly 200 million gas from about 60 million in a public rehearsal for the Glamsterdam upgrade, a change aimed at giving the network more room for payments and trades. Early test blocks used 26% to 46% of capacity, and a six-minute voting period produced all scheduled blocks with 99.97% of eligible stake reaching finality. Hoodi is tentatively planned for Oct. 27, while no mainnet activation date has been set.

October 2, 2026

23:41 Ethereum

Blast to Wind Down Ethereum Layer 2 After Costs Surpass Revenue

Blast to shut Ethereum L2 after costs outpace revenue Blast said Friday it is winding down its Ethereum Layer 2 and moving users back to mainnet, saying the cost of running the network has grown larger than its income. DeFiLlama shows about $755,500 in annualized fees versus just $22,700 in annualized chain revenue, while Blast’s DeFi TVL has fallen from more than $2 billion before launch to about $32 million. Users can withdraw via Blast’s interface until October 26.

September 29, 2026

00:11 Ethereum

Ethereum sets Glamsterdam Sepolia testnet upgrade for Oct. 6, 2026

Ethereum schedules Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia for Oct. 6, 2026 Ethereum developers set the Glamsterdam network upgrade to activate on the Sepolia testnet at epoch 353,024, slot 11,296,768 on Oct. 6, 2026, at 13:53:36 UTC. The fork’s headline changes are enshrined proposer-builder separation and block-level access lists, aimed at boosting L1 throughput, alongside gas repricing to better reflect execution and state-growth costs. Hoodi and mainnet dates are still TBD, and node operators must update both execution and consensus clients before activation.

September 27, 2026

03:41 Ethereum

Lido Vote #214 Passes, Bringing Dual Governance V1 to Ethereum Mainnet

Lido Vote #214 activates Dual Governance on Ethereum mainnet Lido DAO’s onchain Vote #214 passed with 58.2 million LDO in favor, implementing Dual Governance V1 parameters on Ethereum mainnet. The change gives stETH holders a mechanism to contest or delay certain governance actions before execution, adding a check on LDO-based voting, and also extends the emergency governance delay window to 14 days.

September 11, 2026

17:13 Ethereum

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade Timeline Faces Pressure From Devnet Bugs

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade faces test delays Ethereum developers are shifting focus to Glam-Devnet-11 after bugs and instability in earlier tests cast doubt on Glamsterdam’s planned Sepolia launch on Oct. 6 at 13:53 UTC. Devnet-9, launched Sept. 1 with 1,000 validators, is still not finalizing, and developers also found a serious Devnet-8 bug plus an EIP-8037-related issue, leaving a December mainnet launch possible but uncertain.

September 8, 2026

04:58 Ethereum

Ethereum Targets 2027 Upgrade to Enable Gas Payments Without Holding ETH

Ethereum schedules EIP-8141 for 2027 Hegotá upgrade Ethereum core developers have slated draft proposal EIP-8141, or Frame Transactions, for the planned 2027 Hegotá upgrade, a redesign that could let users pay gas without holding ETH. The change would split transaction authorization, fee payment and execution into separate components, allowing apps to sponsor fees and potentially let users spend stablecoins without first buying ETH.

September 7, 2026

14:56 Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation Targets Quantum-Resistant L1 by December 2029

EF Protocol sets 2029 deadline for Ethereum L1 post-quantum readiness The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster said Ethereum L1 must become quantum-resistant across execution, consensus and data by December 2029, with the target “non-negotiable” until a January 2027 review with outside experts. The plan assumes about one hard fork every 7.2 months, starting with Hegotá in late Q4 2026, and puts full post-quantum readiness in L*, five forks after Glamsterdam.

September 2, 2026

20:11 Ethereum

Ethereum Proposal EIP-7906 Would Add Post-Transaction Checks and On-Chain Vetoes

EIP-7906 proposes post-transaction vetoes for Ethereum accounts Ethereum developers have proposed EIP-7906, or “transaction assertions,” to let accounts verify what a transaction actually did before accepting the result. The proposal adds a POST_TX verification frame and new opcodes to inspect balance, storage and event changes after execution, allowing execution to revert if outcomes differ from expectations. It has been shown on a Devnet, is proposed for the Hegotá upgrade, and could reach mainnet as early as 2027.

August 31, 2026

12:58 Ethereum

BitMine Adds 53,501 ETH, Taking Treasury to 5.9 Million Coins

BitMine buys 53,501 ETH, treasury nears 5% of total Ethereum supply BitMine said it bought another 53,501 ETH over the past week, lifting its holdings to 5,901,112 ETH, or about 4.9% of Ethereum’s 120.7 million circulating supply. At roughly $2,500 per ETH, the stash is worth nearly $15 billion, putting the firm 98% of the way to its stated goal of owning 5% of the asset’s supply. BitMine also said 5,067,309 ETH, around 86% of its holdings, is staked.

August 25, 2026

16:55 Ethereum

Ethereum Says Glamsterdam Gas Repricing Could Disrupt Some L1 Smart Contracts

Ethereum warns Glamsterdam gas repricing may break some L1 contracts Ethereum said the Glamsterdam upgrade’s gas repricing under EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 could break or degrade a small set of L1 smart contracts that rely on hardcoded gas assumptions. Replaying historical mainnet transactions under the new schedule found most contracts are unaffected, while many issues can be fixed by raising gas limits; direct outreach to the most-affected teams is underway, and testing is live on the Platåberget testnet.

August 17, 2026

08:26 Ethereum

Ethereum launches Platåberget testnet ahead of Glamsterdam fork on Aug. 20

Ethereum opens Platåberget public testnet for Glamsterdam upgrade Ethereum has launched Platåberget, a public short-term testnet for the upcoming Glamsterdam fork, with the upgrade scheduled there on Aug. 20. The biggest immediate change is gas repricing: wallets, indexers and gas estimators that hardcode a maximum gas limit can break and need updates, while the testnet also lets anyone join the validator set and test validator and builder deposits.

August 14, 2026

00:10 Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation drops Poseidon from planned post-quantum architecture

Ethereum Foundation drops Poseidon from planned post-quantum stack The Ethereum Foundation is moving away from the Poseidon hash function in its planned post-quantum architecture, with researcher Justin Drake saying it will instead use established options such as SHA or BLAKE. Drake said advances in SNARKs have removed Poseidon’s performance edge for systems like leanVM, which is targeted to be production-ready in 2027, with broader Ethereum deployments planned for 2028.

August 11, 2026

23:10 Ethereum

ENS DAO Approves Foundation Overhaul and Shifts Control of $65 Million Endowment

ENS approves DAO overhaul, gives foundation control of $65M endowment Ethereum Name Service approved and executed its “Next Era of ENS DAO” plan on-chain with about 70% support, recasting the ENS Foundation as an independent operating body with a full-time executive director, staff, and a five-member board. The foundation will handle off-chain work, take control of the roughly $65 million ENS Endowment and protocol revenue oversight, while ENS Labs shifts to core tech development including ENSv2; the DAO will also make a one-time transfer of 1 million ENS tokens for employee compensation.

August 4, 2026

17:40 Ethereum

Ethereum Proposal Would Burn More Validator Rewards as Staking Grows

Ethereum researchers propose EIP-8361 to taper validator rewards as staking rises The proposal would keep Ethereum’s current reward formula but burn an increasing share of validator rewards as more ETH is staked, fully offsetting normal consensus rewards when about 50% of supply is staked. Backers say it would curb issuance and reduce incentives for staking concentration, while critics warn lower yields could squeeze solo stakers first and strengthen large operators; if adopted, the change would be phased in over 18 months.

July 30, 2026

10:01 Ethereum

Ethereum Developers Target Glamsterdam Upgrade for Second Half of 2026

Ethereum targets Glamsterdam upgrade for H2 2026 Ethereum developers are targeting the Glamsterdam upgrade for H2 2026, with SSV Network saying work is aimed at Q4, though no official mainnet date is confirmed. The upgrade is designed to change block production with ePBS, prepare parallel processing through Block-Level Access Lists, and support a post-upgrade gas-limit target of 200 million, while ETH holders will not need to swap their tokens.

July 29, 2026

08:36 Ethereum

Lido Begins $16B Migration of Staked ETH to Larger Pectra-Era Validators

Lido starts $16B ETH migration to larger Pectra-era validators Lido has begun moving more than 8 million ETH, about $16 billion, in its Curated Module onto larger post-Pectra validators after Curated Module v2 Phase 1 went live on Monday. The shift lets operators consolidate over 265,000 old 32 ETH validators into fewer validators with balances up to 2,048 ETH, and for the first time requires curated operators to post ETH bonds as collateral. The migration is expected to take months because Ethereum limits validator exits and restaking; Lido estimates about 738.5 ETH in missed rewards, with 117 days the theoretical minimum and six months the practical timeline.

July 28, 2026

10:31 Ethereum

Ethereum withdrawals from BitMart jump after exchange wind-down notice

ETH withdrawals from BitMart hit highest level since July 2025 Ethereum withdrawal transactions from BitMart have climbed to their highest level since July 2025, CryptoQuant data shows, after the exchange briefly froze withdrawals and then reopened them following its July 26 wind-down notice. BitMart paused registrations, deposits and new orders on July 26, will end full trading on August 26, and says withdrawals will remain open through January 2027.

09:31 Ethereum

Lido rolls out staking upgrade that could cut Ethereum validator count by about one-third

Lido launches Curated Module v2 for Ethereum staking Lido has rolled out Curated Module v2, upgrading its staking system to support Ethereum 0x02 withdrawal credentials and let validators raise their effective balance from 32 ETH to as much as 2,048 ETH. Lido said the planned migration could cut Ethereum’s validator count from about 880,000 to roughly 628,000 and adds new bonding, penalty and operator accountability rules, though the migration itself has not started yet.

July 27, 2026

15:16 Ethereum

Lido rolls out Curated Module v2 with native 0x02 validator support

Lido launches Curated Module v2 with 0x02 validator support Lido has rolled out Curated Module v2, bringing native 0x02 validator support to its largest staking module and starting a gradual migration from the legacy Curated Module. The upgrade enables more than 265,000 validators to move from 0x01 to 0x02 via consolidations, which Lido says could cut Ethereum’s validator count by about a third to ~628,000 and reduce attestation messages by roughly 29% per epoch. It also adds bonding and penalty mechanisms, operator classification, and streamlined governance.

13:02 Ethereum

Bitmine adds 9,946 ETH as its Ethereum treasury approaches 5.8 million coins

Bitmine adds 9,946 ETH, treasury rises to 5.79 million ETH Tom Lee-chaired Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought another 9,946 ETH over the past week, lifting its Ethereum treasury to 5,787,414 ETH worth more than $11 billion at current prices. The company said over 4.9 million ETH is now staked through its MAVAN platform, with 85% of holdings staked and projected annual staking revenue of about $254 million; it plans to stake the entire treasury, raising that figure to roughly $300 million.

July 26, 2026

19:45 Ethereum

Ethereum Exit Queue Empties as Staked ETH Nears 41 Million

Ethereum exit queue drops to zero as staking hits record high Ethereum’s validator exit queue has emptied, with ValidatorQueue showing zero ETH waiting to be unstaked, a sharp reversal from roughly 2.6 million ETH and a 45-day wait in Q3 last year. At the same time, more than 2.5 million ETH is waiting to enter staking, implying a nearly 44-day activation delay, while total staked ETH has climbed to almost 41 million, or about 33.6% of circulating supply.

July 18, 2026

00:46 Ethereum

Ethereum research proposes stronger anti-correlation penalties for validator outages

Revised Ethereum anti-correlation penalty proposal targets staking outages A new revision to Ethereum’s EIP-7716 argues the current correlated-attestation penalty design barely changes validator costs: a 10%-of-stake outage lasting 24 hours would still cost about $6.17 per 32 ETH validator, the same as an uncorrelated miss. The proposed rewrite switches to an EMA-based offline reference and would raise that 10%/24h event to about $69, while keeping solo stakers’ uncorrelated penalties unchanged and scaling costs up to the finality threshold.

July 14, 2026

17:32 Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation advances clear signing standards to reduce blind approvals

Ethereum Foundation pushes clear signing standards to curb blind approvals The Ethereum Foundation said it is working on safer clear signing standards aimed at reducing “blind approvals” when users interact with complex dApps, a common user-side security risk. The effort is meant to give wallets clearer transaction information, though adoption will depend on follow-up support such as wallet integration and broader ecosystem uptake.

July 13, 2026

08:05 Ethereum

Cambridge Study Says Ethereum’s Energy Use Fell 99.98% After 2022 Merge

Cambridge report says Ethereum cut power use about 99.98% after The Merge The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance said Ethereum’s September 2022 shift to proof-of-stake slashed network power demand by roughly 3.5 orders of magnitude, from about 2.4 GW before The Merge to 7.87 GWh per year, or around 0.90 MW per day. The report also estimates emissions fell from 10.3 MtCO2 to 2.37 ktCO2e after the consensus change.

July 12, 2026

18:20 Ethereum

Draft EIP-8287 outlines privacy-native fungible token standard for the EVM

Ethereum draft EIP-8287 proposes privacy-native fungible tokens on EVM A new draft, EIP-8287, proposes a standard interface for privacy-native fungible tokens on the EVM, replacing public balances with encrypted UTXO notes and Groth16 proofs while keeping totalSupply publicly verifiable. The proposed IPERC20 standard drops ERC-20 functions like balanceOf and allowance, adds private mint, burn and transfer flows, and binds each asset to a compliance blacklist root so frozen notes cannot be spent.