The Ethereum Foundation instructed Hoodi node operators and validators to update execution and consensus client software to remove the October 26, 2026, activation.

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The Hoodi testnet postponement also suspends the planned activations of both the Amsterdam execution layer and the Gloas consensus layer on the network.

The Glamsterdam upgrade successfully activated on the Sepolia testnet on October 6, 2026, running with a gas limit of approximately 200 million.

The Ethereum Foundation announced on October 22, 2026, that the Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled for October 26, 2026, on Hoodi would no longer proceed.

The Ethereum Foundation has not announced a replacement activation date for Hoodi or confirmed a mainnet deployment schedule for Glamsterdam.

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