From 24/7 Wall St. · Sam Daodu · · 1m 30s
Ethereum Tests 3X Bigger Blocks to Catch Solana
Ethereum's testnet upgrade could boost capacity but mainnet timeline remains unclear.
In brief
Ethereum's testnet upgrade could boost capacity but mainnet timeline remains unclear. Ethereum's testnet blocks are 3x larger than mainnet but no mainnet upgrade date exists, causing ETH to lag behind Solana in price. Originally reported by 24/7 Wall St..
Ethereum tests 3x bigger blocks
Ethereum is testing blocks more than three times larger than its mainnet allows.
Glamsterdam upgrade activates October 26
The Ethereum Foundation’s protocol team announced the Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade would activate on the Hoodi test network on October 26 at 17:42 UTC.
Hoodi testnet gas limit increases to 200m
The gas limit for Hoodi will increase to 200 million, compared to about 60 million on the mainnet.
Glamsterdam features proposer-builder separation
Glamsterdam introduces proposer-builder separation, known as EIP-7732, to allow direct payments to the proposer.
Block-level access lists improve efficiency
Glamsterdam includes block-level access lists to record accounts and storage each block interacts with.
Ethereum has no mainnet upgrade timeline
The Ethereum Foundation has not committed to extending the gas limit to the mainnet, leaving the timeline open-ended.
Solana drops 5.2% weekly
Solana dropped 5.2% over the week, trading at about $103 ahead of its Alpenglow upgrade scheduled for October 21.
ETH price lags behind Solana
Ethereum traded at around $2,395 after falling 0.9% in the past 24 hours and 3.4% over the week.
Glamsterdam may narrow capacity gap
Larger blocks could help Ethereum narrow the capacity gap with Solana but no mainnet date exists.
In short
Ethereum's testnet blocks are 3x larger than mainnet but no mainnet upgrade date exists, causing ETH to lag behind Solana in price.
