Ethereum price in focus as Glamsterdam testnet delay raises compatibility questions
Published on 11/10/2026 at 13:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSEthereum faces a cautious upgrade pause
- Ethereum developers postponed the next Glamsterdam Hoodi testnet step after gas-accounting compatibility risks were identified.
- TokenPost reported USD 365 million in net outflows from U.S. spot Ether ETFs during November 2-6, extending the weekly outflow streak to six weeks.
- Investing.com displayed Ether at USD 2,129.43, with a market capitalization of USD 259.74 billion and 24-hour volume of USD 18.13 billion.
Ethereum price is in focus as the network's next major upgrade faces a testing delay. The Ethereum Foundation said the Glamsterdam upgrade will not proceed to the Hoodi testnet fork until developers resolve compatibility issues linked to planned gas-accounting changes.
The market page read on November 10 from Investing.com displayed an ETH/USD price of USD 2,129.43. It also showed a market capitalization of USD 259.74 billion, 24-hour volume of USD 18.13 billion and 122.20 million ETH in circulation. The page listed a daily range of USD 2,084.22 to USD 2,160.16 and a 52-week range of USD 1,507.60 to USD 3,657.37.
Why the Glamsterdam delay matters
According to a TradingView News report, Ethereum Foundation developer Marius van der Wijden said on November 6 that the Hoodi step would be postponed after ChainSecurity identified applications that could be vulnerable to changes proposed under EIP-8037 and EIP-8038. The issue concerns applications relying on gas-related invariants that the upgrade could change.
The delay is a compatibility review, not a statement that Ethereum's main network has stopped operating. AllCoreDevs is continuing work on the later Hegota upgrade in parallel, while application teams are expected to test their contracts against the revised specifications. No new Hoodi activation date was given, so a launch timetable should not be inferred.
ETF flows remain a separate headwind
TokenPost reported on November 9 that U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded USD 365 million in net outflows during the November 2-6 trading week. The publication said this extended the weekly outflow streak to six weeks; BlackRock's ETHA accounted for USD 346 million of withdrawals, while Fidelity's FETH recorded an inflow of USD 15.34 million.
These fund-flow figures describe investor demand for listed Ether products, whereas the Glamsterdam pause concerns protocol testing. They should therefore be treated as separate developments rather than evidence of a single cause for the token's price. For Ethereum price watchers, the next concrete network milestones are resolution of the identified contract risks, updated specifications and a successful Hoodi test.
Ethereum is an open network for smart contracts and decentralized applications. Its official website describes the network as globally operated by independent participants and notes that its code is publicly verifiable: Ethereum.org.
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