Ethereum developers convened for the 172nd ACDC meeting to discuss the Glamsterdam and Hegota upgrades. The Glamsterdam upgrade will include EIP-8070, a 'sparse blob pool' feature, and has seen the successful launch of the second blob-only Fusaka hard fork on the mainnet, which increased blob transaction block space by 40%. The Hegota upgrade proposal window is now open, with submissions due by February 5th on Ethereum Magicians. The meeting also addressed ePBS testing challenges, consensus layer censorship resistance mechanisms, and EIP governance process optimization. These discussions aim to enhance Ethereum's scalability and governance as the network continues to evolve.