# Protocol Cluster Updates: May 2026

DevFeed: [Protocol Cluster Updates: May 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/protocol-cluster-updates-may-2026-17223.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/05/11/protocol-update-may-26>)

Author: Will Corcoran; Kev Wedderburn; Fredrik

Published: 2026-05-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [Post-Quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/post-quantum.md>)

Tags: [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [hardening](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardening.md>), [interop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interop.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [norway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/norway.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

This May 2026 update reports on an Ethereum core developer interop in Svalbard, where teams worked on hardening and preparing for the Glamsterdam upgrade. It highlights progress on the 200M gas limit floor, ePBS, EIP-8037, and Hegotá groundwork, and announces a transition in Ethereum Foundation Protocol cluster leadership.

## Source excerpt

A semi-regular gathering of Ethereum core devs from various client teams, or interop, recently took place in Svalbard, Norway. Over the week-long event, teams focused on hardening and preparation for the next upgrade, Glamsterdam. Several important milestones came out of the week, including: 200M gas limit floor established:...