Ethereum’s biggest protocol overhaul in years moves into its final development stage (opens original article in a new tab)

Ethereum's major Glamsterdam upgrade enters final development stage with planned protocol changes, expected in second half of 2026, featuring improvements to scalability and MEV reduction.

• Ethereum developers are in the final phase of testing the Glamsterdam upgrade with all planned EIPs in devnets
• The upgrade, expected in the second half of 2026, includes major changes like ePBS and Block-level Access Lists
• The changes aim to improve Ethereum's scalability and reduce MEV manipulation