The Ether: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Blocks: 26,129,615 - 26,136,782
Slots: 15,368,399 - 15,375,598

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The day in review
The day in review
Protocol
  • Glamsterdam's upgrade activated on Sepolia, with gas limits climbing toward 200 million ahead of mainnet.
  • Devs confirmed a clean shadow fork, barred early Sepolia builder testing, and set Hegotá's first devnet for Oct 28.
Apps
  • New stablecoins launched from Ether.fi and the Global Dollar Network while Abstract L2 wound down and Polymarket shipped upgraded contracts.
World
  • Ondo expanded tokenized access to private markets, starting with pre-IPO AI company stakes.

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