Ethereum price stands at 2,351.24 USD as October ETF outflows reach 1.07 billion

Published on 10/26/2026 at 13:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Developers postponed a Hoodi test on October 22 over 13 contract cases. The Ethereum price is 2,351.24 USD on October 26, 2026, up 0.20 percent.

ETF flows and protocol testing

Through October 22, 2026, US spot Ether ETFs recorded 1.07 billion USD in net October outflows.
Developers postponed Hoodi testing after 13 real contract cases entered review.
The Ethereum price stands at 2,351.24 USD as of October 26, 2026, 0.20 percent above the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026.
The Hoodi plan had included a 200 million gas-limit increase before the postponement.

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Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs recorded 1.07 billion USD in net October outflows through October 22, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap. The Ethereum price stands at 2,351.24 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 0.20 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026, according to Investing.com.

October ETF withdrawals reach 1.07 billion USD

CoinMarketCap reported that US spot Ether ETFs posted net outflows in 13 of 15 October sessions through October 22, 2026. The report also said the funds recorded a 14.9 million USD inflow on October 21, 2026, their first inflow in six sessions. BlackRock's ETHA accounted for 954 million USD of the October withdrawals, according to CoinMarketCap.

Hoodi review covers 13 contract cases

The Ethereum Foundation said on October 22, 2026, that the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, previously scheduled for October 26, 2026, was postponed to allow further investigation of EIP-8037 interactions with mainnet smart contracts, according to the Ethereum Foundation. The change also removed a planned 200 million gas-limit schedule for Hoodi. Gas measures the computational work and storage used by transactions. EconoTimes reported on October 26, 2026, that the review covered 13 real contract cases and that the proposed gas-accounting changes could cause some transaction logic to underflow and revert.

ETH trades at 2,351.24 USD

The Ethereum price stands at 2,351.24 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 0.20 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 25, 2026, according to Investing.com. The daily high is 2,371.33 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 2,319.13 USD. Market capitalization is 286.84 billion USD, ranking Ethereum No. 2, while 24-hour volume is 5.62 billion USD. Circulating supply is 122.16 million ETH.