Ethereum Upgrade 2026 Protocol Priority: Glamsterdam Upgrade Scheduled for H1

BlockBeats News, February 19, the Ethereum Foundation released the 2026 Protocol Priority Update, which outlined progress on three tracks:

1. Scalability (unified L1 execution capacity and data availability improvements, including increasing the gas limit, blob extensions, and state scaling such as EIP-7928 and operationalizing zkEVM);

2. Enhancing User Experience (focusing on native account abstraction such as EIP-7701/EIP-8141 and an interoperability framework to support seamless L2 interactions and quantum-resistant signatures);

3. Strengthening the L1 Layer (ensuring security, anti-censorship, and resilience, including post-quantum readiness, EIP-7805, and statelessness).

Additionally, the next major upgrade target, Glamsterdam, is set for the first half of 2026, with Hegotá planned to follow later in the year.