Ethereum's Gas Limit Soars, Throughput Doubles!

Content: Over 15% of Ethereum validators couldn't hold back and are supporting a drastic increase of the block Gas limit to 60 million, almost double the current 36 million! This means Ethereum's layer 1 transaction capacity is expected to explode, capable of handling more transactions at a faster speed.

Gas is the 'fuel cost' for executing transactions and smart contracts; the higher the limit, the more transactions a block can 'hold.' The good news is that this adjustment doesn't require a hard fork; it will automatically take effect once more than half of the validators support it, making the process quite smooth.

However, don't celebrate too early! Developers warn: this surge puts enormous pressure on hardware, and node operators may struggle, potentially compromising network stability. Don't just focus on throughput; if nodes can't handle it, everything is for naught.

In this Gas war, can we really speed things up? It still depends on the nodes' 'pressure resistance' capability; let's not let technical bottlenecks become stumbling blocks!