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Ethereum Schedules Glamsterdam Test on Sepolia for Oct. 6

The upgrade moves proposer-builder separation and block-level access lists into protocol rules to raise base-layer throughput and test new gas accounting before any mainnet decision.

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Polygon Executes Hard Fork to Resolve PoS Finality Delays

Consensus Mechanisms

Ethereum Schedules Glamsterdam Test on Sepolia for Oct. 6

Solana’s Alpenglow Runs on Public Devnet and Testnet, Mainnet Still Inactive

Zcash Targets Nov. 5 for NU7 Mainnet Upgrade

BIP-110 Enforcing Fork Stalls After Two Blocks as Backers Talk PoW Change

Back and Saylor Oppose BIP 110 as Miner Signaling Remains Near Zero

Solana’s Alpenglow Enters Live Community Testing With Sub‑150ms Finality

Ethereum Launches Post-Quantum Security Hub With Roadmap to 2029

Ethereum Tests Fast Confirmation Rule to Cut Deposit Waits to One Slot

Sui Details Edge-Case Bug Behind 6-Hour Mainnet Halt

Firedancer Proposes Removing Solana’s Block Compute Cap After Alpenglow

Polygon Executes Hard Fork to Resolve PoS Finality Delays