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Ethereum Test Network Raises Block Limit to Over 3x Its Current Capacity

DecryptThursday, October 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM

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Ethereum Test Network Raises Block Limit to Over 3x Its Current Capacity
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Ethereum's Sepolia test network activated Glamsterdam on October 6 with a block gas limit near 200 million, over three times mainnet's 60 million.

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Category
Crypto
Market relevance
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Why it matters
Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Ethereum's Sepolia test network activated Glamsterdam on October 6 with a block gas limit near 200 million, over three times mainnet's 60 million. Watch liquidity and volatility around Ethereum and Ethereum Test Network — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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What happened

Ethereum's Sepolia test network activated Glamsterdam on October 6 with a block gas limit near 200 million, over three times mainnet's 60 million.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

Decrypt reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. Decrypt published: Ethereum Test Network Raises Block Limit to Over 3x Its Current Capacity

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Ethereum and Ethereum Test Network — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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