2025-12-26 07:21:30

Ethereum is gearing up for some serious upgrades in 2026. The Glamsterdam fork will be a game-changer—introducing parallel processing to handle transactions more efficiently, bumping the gas limit up to 200M for greater throughput, and expanding data blobs for better scalability.

That's not all. The network is also transitioning 10% of its capacity to ZK rollups, which means faster finality and reduced on-chain congestion. These changes could reshape how the Ethereum ecosystem operates, making it more competitive for DeFi, NFTs, and decentralized applications pushing the boundaries of what's possible on-chain.

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Layer3Dreamer

· 7h ago

theoretically speaking, if we actually achieve cross-rollup state verification at that scale... the recursive SNARK computations alone would be wild. 200M gas limit + 10% to ZK? that's the interoperability vector we've been waiting for ngl

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MEVHunterNoLoss

· 12h ago

Sounds good, but 2026 is too far away. Let's first lower the current gas fees before bragging. --- 200M gas limit? Won't the blockchain network just explode then? Haha. --- I'm optimistic about ZK rollup transfer capacity. Finally, someone wants to solve the congestion problem. --- Wait, is this Glamsterdam fork real? Why haven't I heard the community discuss it? --- Again, every time there's an upgrade next year, and then what? Trust you once and you're doomed. --- Alright, I'll check again in 2026 to see if it's really a big deal. --- Parallel processing + ZK rollup, if this really happens, the ETH ecosystem will take off. --- Just talking without action. I just want to know when the actual implementation will happen.

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CountdownToBroke

· 12h ago

Anyway, 2026 is still too far away. It's good enough to solve the gas fee hell now. The 200M gas limit sounds impressive, but has it really been implemented? I have a feeling it might be delayed. Transferring 10% capacity with ZK rollups... is that really enough? Let's see how other chains are doing it. Another grand vision, but let's wait and see. I've seen too many broken promises. Parallel processing is indeed needed, but which upgrade in the ETH ecosystem can truly solve the current problems? It looks promising, but with gas fees still high, these promises seem a bit like castles in the air.

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fork_in_the_road

· 12h ago

Is it really that hyped up two years from now? Let’s wait until it actually happens before we say anything. Gas 200M? Feels like just another pie in the sky, it’ll still be congested when the time comes. ZK rollups sound good, but I don’t know how effective they will actually be. Glamsterdam? That name just sounds like a hype scheme. Wait, can parallel processing really go so smoothly? Ethereum’s history tells us... we’ll see. After all this hype, the fundamental problem still hasn’t been solved. Don’t just talk about numbers, see how much gas fees can actually be reduced—that’s the real measure. Feels like just another “ultimate solution,” let’s stop here.

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BTCWaveRider

· 12h ago

We still have to wait until 2026. Right now, gas fees are still ridiculously high. Glamsterdam sounds fancy, but can parallel processing really save Ethereum? Raising the gas limit to 200M? That's a bit of an exaggeration. ZK rollups transferring 10% of capacity—where does this data come from... Again, the term "game changer" is overused. DeFi and NFT are becoming more competitive, but whether users will actually use them is the key. Can it really be implemented in two years, or is it just another PPT upgrade? Let's wait until it's actually deployed. Trusting these now is a bit foolish.

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FlashLoanPhantom

· 12h ago

Will it come in 2026? I'm waiting so long that my flowers have withered Gas 200M sounds good, but I'm afraid it will just be another PPT upgrade Can ZK rollups transferring 10% capacity solve the current sky-high gas fees? Question mark The name Glamsterdam... is a bit outrageous Parallel processing + scaling, I feel like I've heard similar promises before It's another hype about DeFi competitiveness; only if it can be implemented in the end counts Waiting for 2026? Might as well go play on other chains

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DAOplomacy

· 12h ago

glamsterdam fork sounds great on paper, but ngl the game theory here gets... complicated once you factor in validator incentives and mev extraction across parallel execution lanes. historically precedent suggests these scaling narratives tend to underdeliver 👀

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StakoorNeverSleeps

· 12h ago

Wait, raising the Gas limit directly to 200M? If that's true, the entire ecosystem will need to be re-adapted. 2026 is still far away, let's wait and see if there's a sudden change of heart. ZK rollups allocate 10%, isn't that a bit conservative? Glamsterdam, that name is really ridiculous haha. Another year, another "game changer." Whether it has actually changed or not depends on the actual deployment.

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