####Analizando the latest news from $ETH Read if you want to stay informed for your investments 🛰️🎉⌛#StrategicBTCReserve Educate👀👀💥Ethereum embarks on its most ambitious transformation: Multiply its capacity by 100
By Martín Nicolás Parolari Published on May 3, 2025 | Comments (0) |
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A plan presented by the Ethereum Foundation proposes to increase the gas limit on the network by 100 times, which could lead to processing up to 2,000 transactions per second. The ultimate solution or a new risk to its stability?
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The Ethereum network, one of the pillars of the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem, wants to leave behind its reputation for being slow and costly. A new plan proposed by researcher Dankrad Feist of the Ethereum Foundation seeks to exponentially raise the gas limit that determines how many operations the network can execute per block. The proposal, known as EIP-9698, outlines a gradual growth that could, in just four years, multiply Ethereum's current capacity by 100.
The goal is clear: to go from a timid 20 transactions per second (TPS) currently to a theoretical potential of 2,000 TPS, a figure that would put Ethereum on par with some of the fastest chains in the market, such as Solana.
The formula behind exponential growth
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The plan relies on progressive automation. Starting June 1, 2025 (epoch 369017), Ethereum clients will begin to vote automatically to slightly increase the gas limit in each new epoch. Every two years, the limit would be multiplied by 10. In four years, the gas limit would go from 36 million to 3.6 billion.
Feist describes it as 'controlled exponential growth,' which would allow the network to evolve at the pace of hardware and software development without needing to modify consensus or force drastic updates. Node operators could, however, disable this growth if they deem it necessary.
Opportunities... and risks.
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The EIP-9698 proposal comes at a crucial time. Ethereum has heavily invested in Layer 2 solutions like Optimism or Arbitrum to scale its network. However, this strategy has also fragmented the ecosystem and diluted the user experience.
Feist believes that boosting Layer 1 (the main layer) with more capacity would restore clarity and efficiency. However, he acknowledges risks: such a rapid increase in the gas limit could affect the weaker nodes and cause delays in block propagation, a situation that could lead to security issues or congestion if not managed well.
The proposed growth, however, would be gradual and predictable, allowing developers to optimize their clients over time.
Ethereum against its competitors
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Ethereum is not the only player on the move. As the network prepares for the Fusaka Hard Fork, which would quadruple the gas limit by the end of 2025, other chains like Aptos or Avalanche have already incorporated substantial improvements in performance and scalability. Even Solana has gained traction in user volume thanks to its speed and low cost.
Feist's initiative can be seen as a direct response to this new competitive environment. Ethereum does not want to fall behind or rely solely on additional layers. It seeks to re-establish itself as the main infrastructure of the Web3 universe.
A silent revolution or a risky gamble?
The true uncertainty behind EIP-9698 is whether Ethereum can execute this technical scaling without compromising its decentralization or stability. Exponential growth brings challenges of synchronization, security, and accessibility. If the plan succeeds, it could represent a new era for the network. If it fails, it could exacerbate the problems it seeks to solve.
What is clear is that Ethereum is no longer content to lead by history or market capitalization: it also wants to be the fastest, most accessible, and efficient network in the blockchain ecosystem.
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