Ethereum developers warned that cheap or free test ether on the Sepolia testnet could allow malicious actors to create disposable builder identities and win block auctions.

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Ethereum scheduled the Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia for October 6, 2026 at 13:53:36 UTC as a public test milestone. Successful activation and a mainnet date have not been verified in this review.