Ethereum raises block gas limit to 60M as ecosystem throughput hits new records ahead of Fusaka upgrade
Ethereum's block gas limit increased to 60M, doubling capacity after a year of community effort, coinciding with record scaling network throughput.Summary
Ethereum has increased its block gas limit from 45 million to 60 million, a move announced by researcher Toni Wahrstätter as the result of a year-long community push for greater base-layer capacity. This adjustment, which automatically took effect after validators signaled approval, is attributed to EIP-7623, client optimizations, and stable testnet performance, allowing for more aggressive Layer 1 scaling according to researcher Zhixiong Pan.
Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin noted this is part of a shift toward tailored optimization, suggesting future gas limit increases might be paired with higher costs for computationally intensive operations to maintain efficiency. This capacity boost comes as Ethereum scaling networks recently hit a record 31,000 transactions per second, led by rollups like Lighter.
The timing is significant as Ethereum is days away from the Fusaka hard fork, targeted for December 3rd, which centers on PeerDAS—a redesign of data availability sampling crucial for efficient rollup data throughput.
(Source：The Block)