The Ethereum network ($ETH ) is about to implement a significant upgrade: a 66% increase in its gas limit, rising from 36 million to 60 million units. This change aims to improve the efficiency of the network, allowing more transactions to be processed per block and reducing fees at the base layer.
Ethereum's lead developer, Parithosh Jayanthi, confirmed that tests on the Sepolia and Holesky test networks were successful, and that implementation on the main network will take place soon.
What does this change mean for users?
The 'gas' in Ethereum represents the unit of measure of the computational work required to perform operations on the network. By increasing the gas limit per block, the number of operations that can be processed simultaneously increases, resulting in:
Greater number of transactions per second.
Reduction of congestion in the network.
Possible decrease in transaction fees.
According to the on-chain analysis platform PumpTheGas, this expansion could reduce fees on Ethereum's layer 1 by up to 30%, depending on network conditions.
Community support and next steps
The proposal has broad support from the validator community, with approximately 80% already prepared to implement the new limit. Prominent figures like Justin Drake and Eric Conner have expressed their support, highlighting the long-term benefits for the scalability and efficiency of the network.
This increase in the gas limit is the second modification of its kind in 2025, after it was raised from 30 million to 36 million in February. These updates reflect Ethereum's ongoing commitment to improving its infrastructure and adapting to the growing demands of the ecosystem.
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