1inch: Ethereums Glamsterdam Upgrade Nears Completion, Setting Up Faster Processing and Easier Indexing for DeFi
Ethereum will activate Glamsterdam, its next hard fork, which includes native $ETH transfer logs, ePBS, and per-block access lists.The upgrade incorporates builder and proposer separation at the protocol level, reducing reliance on third-party relay services.The maximum bytecode size for smart contracts will increase significantly, expanding the design space for complex DeFi protocols. Ethereumis preparing its next hard forkunder the name Glamsterdam, one of the most significant protocol upgrades since The Merge. The upgrade is in an advanced stage of developmentand is being tested on devnets before moving to public testnets. According to Kirill Kuznetsov, Senior Solution Architect at 1inch, the changes aim to make the network more efficient, more indexable, and better prepared toscale without altering the direct user experience. Glamsterdam Without Intermediaries: More Transparent Blocks and More Traceable $ETH One of the most practical changes means that native $ETH transfers will begin emitting logs. Until now, tracking $ETH movements required tracing internal calls, while ERC-20 transfers could be followed directly through events. This difference has been a persistent source of problemsfor teams building transaction histories, analytics tools, and wallets. With Glamsterdam, indexers, explorers, and backend applications will be able to process native transfers with the same simplicityas tokens. The upgrade also incorporates the enshrined
