October 26 Ethereum upgrade sets 200 million gas limit: Ethereum price is down 3.45 percent
Published on 10/20/2026 at 18:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSHoodi upgrade and ETF flows
- Ethereum's Glamsterdam testnet upgrade is scheduled for October 26, 2026, with a 200 million gas limit.
- U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded 320.1 million USD in net outflows from October 12 through October 16, 2026.
- The Ethereum price stands at 2,335.09 USD as of October 20, 2026, 3.45 percent below the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.
Ethereum (ETH) has a scheduled October 26, 2026, Glamsterdam testnet upgrade with a 200 million gas limit, according to 247WallSt. The Ethereum price is 2,335.09 USD as of October 20, 2026, down 3.45 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com.
Hoodi testnet sets a 200 million gas limit
The October 26, 2026, activation is planned for Hoodi, a practice network where test coins have no market value, according to 247WallSt. The gas limit describes the amount of computational work that can fit into one block. The 200 million limit is compared with a 60 million limit on Ethereum's main network in the report. The upgrade includes proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists and revised gas pricing, according to 247WallSt. The same report says the upgrade activated on the Sepolia testnet on October 6, 2026.
Ether funds lose 320.1 million USD in one week
U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded 320.1 million USD in net outflows during the week from October 12 through October 16, 2026, compared with 228.4 million USD for spot Bitcoin ETFs, according to Crypto.news. ETF net flows measure money entering or leaving funds through share creation and redemption activity, rather than changes in the market value of existing holdings, the report said. BlackRock's ETHA accounted for 299 million USD of the Ethereum ETF outflows over that period, according to Crypto.news. The report identified October 12 through October 16, 2026, as the third consecutive week of net withdrawals for U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs.
ETH market data on October 20, 2026
Ethereum trades at 2,335.09 USD as of October 20, 2026, according to Investing.com. That is down 3.45 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 2,429.82 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 2,334.78 USD. Market capitalization is 289.00 billion USD, ranking Ethereum No. 2, while 24-hour volume is 6.93 billion USD. Circulating supply is 122.15 million ETH, according to Investing.com.
Ethereum by the numbers on October 20, 2026
- Cryptocurrency: Ethereum
- Ticker: ETH
- Price (as of October 20, 2026): 2,335.09 USD
- Change vs. UTC daily close of October 15, 2026: -3.45 percent
- Daily high / daily low (UTC day): 2,429.82 USD / 2,334.78 USD
- Market capitalization: 289.00 billion USD (rank 2)
- 24-hour volume: 6.93 billion USD
- Circulating supply: 122.15 million ETH
- Next substantiated date: Glamsterdam activation on the Hoodi testnet on October 26, 2026
