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Ethereum's Hoodi testnet sets October 26 for 200 million gas test
· By MyCryptoSignal Editorial · 319 words
CryptoSlate reports that Ethereum's Hoodi testnet will run a gas test on October 26, built around a 200 million gas target. The test falls under the Glamsterdam upgrade, and the source says no date has been set for activating the change on mainnet.
According to CryptoSlate, the Hoodi test is part of Glamsterdam and is scheduled around a 200 million gas target. The report, published on 17 October 2026, states that the mainnet activation date remains undecided. CryptoSlate does not name an author for the piece.
The source does not say what the current gas target is, how long the test will run, or which clients are involved, so those details are not established here. What the source does establish is the test date and the gas figure it is built around.
Our own collected data, as of 21:18 UTC, shows Ethereum trading at $2,420.82, up 0.39% over 24 hours. That gain sits against a longer decline: ETH is down 3.69% over seven days and 1.17% over 30 days. Its 24-hour range ran from $2,397.77 to $2,438.10, with the RSI at 47.1 and a flat trend. Support is $2,414.95 and resistance $2,424.53, so the price is holding just above support and just below resistance, with volatility at 0.01.
The wider market is quiet by the same measure. Total crypto market cap stands at $2.58 trillion, up 0.05% over 24 hours, and Bitcoin dominance is 63.4%. Bitcoin trades at $81,584, up 0.03% over the same window.
The October 26 date gives developers a fixed point for a 200 million gas target on Hoodi, while mainnet timing stays open. ETH's numbers show a flat 24-hour trend and a negative seven-day reading, with price pinned between $2,414.95 support and $2,424.53 resistance. The upgrade timeline is a stated plan, and the market is a narrow range; the data does not link the two.
Read the full story at CryptoSlate: https://cryptoslate.com/ethereum-sets-october-26-scaling-test-with-hoodi-node-upgrades-required
Data, not advice.
Source: CryptoSlate — see our editorial policy.