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

Decrypt·October 8, 2026·1 min read
Ethereum Test Network Raises Block Limit to Over 3x Its Current Capacity

Ethereum's Sepolia test network activated Glamsterdam on October 6, raising the block gas limit to near 200 million, over three times mainnet's 60 million. This upgrade allows more transactions per block, potentially improving throughput and testing scalability for future mainnet changes.

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