Ethereum plans to activate the Hoodi testnet for its Glamsterdam upgrade on October 26, increasing the gas limit to 200 million to enhance testing. This follows the Sepolia testnet fork on October 6, which was an earlier step in the rollout. Glamsterdam combines execution and consensus layer upgrades, including proposer-builder separation and block-level access lists, aiming to boost capacity while maintaining node verification efficiency. Node operators must update their clients before the fork; no mainnet activation date has been set yet.
Ethereum's upcoming Hoodi testnet fork is the subject here. For readers following major cryptocurrencies, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Oct 17, 2026 14:41 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, 8 rose and 41 fell today. Notable movers include SXP at Rp37 with a -46.27% change, ZIL at Rp44 with 0% Sell / 100% Buy order activity, and BAL at Rp16.297 with an 11.14% increase.
Bitcoin fell slightly by 0.47% to $81,722, underperforming the broader crypto market which saw a 3.75% drop in total market capitalization to $2.76 trillion. Other major cryptocurrencies like Ether, XRP, BNB, Solana, and Dogecoin also declined, with ...
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U.S. crypto ETFs tracked by Farside Investors experienced net outflows of $610.7 million from October 12 to 16, down from $1.29 billion the previous week. Ethereum ETFs led withdrawals with $320.1 million lost, largely driven by BlackRock’s ETHA fund...
Bitcoin is trading near $82,000 and must sustainably break above its 20-month moving average at $87,165 to strengthen the chance of reaching a new all-time high. CryptoQuant analysis suggests the market correction is over, supported by increased purc...
Starknet's STRK token surged 122% between October 8 and 11, reaching $0.1232, before falling nearly 30% by October 13. This price drop coincided with a significant decline in network activity, with active addresses and new wallet creations dropping s...
