Ethereum Advances Glamsterdam Upgrade For High TPS

Ethereum has entered final testing for the Glamsterdam hard fork, scheduled for the first half of 2026, aiming to implement Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) and Block-Level Access Lists (EIP-7928). The upgrade raises the gas limit to 200 million and targets 10,000+ TPS on the base layer, positioning Ethereum to support agentic AI microtransactions. Investors expect possible ETH–BTC decoupling and a pre-fork rally toward the end of Q1 2026.
Key Points
- 1Introduces ePBS and EIP-7928 to enable 10,000+ TPS and parallel processing
- 2Raises gas limit to 200 million and lowers node requirements to support agentic microtransactions
- 3Signals possible ETH–BTC price decoupling and prompts pre-fork investor positioning by Q1 end
Scoring Rationale
Major base-layer scaling proposal with high industry impact; score limited by single-source reporting and limited official confirmation.
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