Ethereum core developers have finalized preparations for Glamsterdam Devnet-7, marking another step in the network’s next upgrade cycle. The work shows continued progress, although the final EIP package and broader rollout timeline remain unsettled.
An ACDC Call #182 recap said developers reviewed Devnet-6 testing results, finalized the Devnet-7 launch timeline and prepared Glamsterdam proposals for review. The same update also opened the Hegota submission window for non-headliner proposals, with a deadline set for August 6, 2026.
Glamsterdam Moves Into a More Defined Testing Phase
The Devnet-7 preparation signals a shift from broad coordination toward structured testing. Developer networks are used to evaluate upgrade behavior across clients before proposals move closer to wider testnet or mainnet consideration.
Ethereum Foundation blog also points to Glamsterdam hardening across multiple clients. That reinforces the view that developers are still testing compatibility, implementation quality and protocol behavior before treating the upgrade scope as final.
This stage matters because Ethereum upgrades depend on client coordination as much as proposal selection. Even when candidate EIPs are under review, developers still need to validate how implementations behave across the execution and consensus layers.
Hegota Proposal Intake Begins
The opening of the Hegota window starts a separate proposal intake process for non-headliner submissions. That gives developers and contributors a formal path to introduce additional ideas for consideration in the next phase of Ethereum’s roadmap.
Execution-layer coverage also indicated that Devnet-7 specifications were finalized and that several new Hegota proposals were under discussion. That framing keeps the process in active planning rather than completed deployment.
Key details remain unresolved at this stage, including the final proposal list and how the schedule will develop after Devnet-7. Until developers complete more testing and review, the full scope of Glamsterdam and Hegota cannot be treated as settled.
Ethereum’s upgrade process shows steady movement through developer coordination, devnet preparation and proposal intake. The next important signals will be Devnet-7 results, client feedback and clearer confirmation of which EIPs move forward.
