Ethereum’s next network upgrade, Glamsterdam, is scheduled to activate on the Sepolia testnet on October 6, according to Cointelegraph. Testnet deployments are the last major rehearsal before developers commit to a mainnet activation date.
Glamsterdam bundles changes aimed at improving execution and scaling, with specifics still being finalised by core developers. Upgrades of this kind can affect transaction costs, staking mechanics and the economics of layer-2 networks that settle on Ethereum.
ETH outperforms
The scheduling lands as ether has outperformed bitcoin over the past 90 days, gaining roughly 72% versus bitcoin’s 42%, according to 24/7 Wall St. Analysts have pointed to staking demand, ETF flows and expectations around network improvements.
What to watch: the Sepolia activation on October 6, any issues surfaced on testnet, and the eventual mainnet date.
