Recent developments in Ethereum’s test network indicate progress towards a major upgrade. Christine Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy, summarizes key findings from the 169th Ethereum Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call. Developers reported smooth progress on the second block parameter-only (BPO) hard fork being tested on the Hoodi testnet. Client teams are nearing completion of interoperability test preparations, with Teku’s ePBS implementation standing out as closest to operational status on Kurtosis. Meanwhile, Ethan Berckmans, a prominent Ethereum advocate and investor, expressed his opposition to the proposed inclusion of a forced inclusion list (FOCIL) in the Glamsterdam merge. #ETH