Ethereum’s core developers have made it official: Fusaka, the protocol’s next big hard fork, is tentatively set for November. Yep, just a few months away from making Ethereum more efficient and scalable.
Before we get too excited, though, there’s a little warm-up act called Glamsterdam. This upgrade, which will follow Fusaka, is set to get its features confirmed on August 1. Ethereum fans have been pushing for upgrades to come faster and more frequently, and this new timeline would place Fusaka just six months after Ethereum’s last major upgrade, Pectra. Pectra brought account abstraction, a higher validator staking limit, and boosted layer-2 efficiency, so expectations are high.
According to ethPandaOps, a community dedicated to Ethereum network improvement, Fusaka’s devnet is dropping this Wednesday with 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) in the mix. One of these is EIP-7825, which aims to protect the network from malicious attacks and help it scale. If it works, Ethereum will be much more resilient.
Will Fusaka Meet Its Deadline?
Core developers are also eyeing a raise in Ethereum’s gas limit to a whopping 150 million. But, plot twist, EIP-7907, which would’ve doubled the contract code size limit and introduced gas metering, has been scrapped for now to speed up testing. Well, it’s a tough call, but I’m sure it was for the greater good (or at least that’s what they tell us).
Tim Beiko, a core developer, already said that the controversial EVM Object Format upgrade won’t make it to Fusaka either. I get it. Sometimes you need to leave certain things behind for the sake of progress.
Now, here's where things get a little tight. The developers are already looking at a November launch date, but Ethereum protocol support member Nixo threw a little shade, wondering if they’ll be able to hit the deadline. The pressure is on to deliver by Devconnect, which will run from November 17 to November 22 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It’s all about getting that timeline “TIGHT,” as Nixo put it.
But wait, there’s more! While Fusaka is gearing up for its launch, the Ethereum team is also gathering feedback for the next big upgrade, Glamsterdam. The AllCoreDevs – Execution meeting on August 1 will reveal which features will make it into this upgrade, so stay tuned.
On top of that, Ethereum developer Barnabé Monnot proposed reducing Ethereum’s block time from 12 seconds to just six. If this gets the green light, user experience on DeFi DApps could get a major boost, which I think is exactly what the network needs. This change would roll out with the Glamsterdam hard fork, slated for 2026. Long-term, but worth the wait.
Validators are already signaling support for increasing Ethereum’s gas limit to 45 million. This would help reduce transaction costs and improve network scalability, which, let’s face it, has been a constant challenge. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted that almost 50% of stakers are voting for this gas limit increase. That’s a pretty significant chunk of the community backing this move.
Almost exactly 50% of stake is voting to increase the L1 gas limit to 45m. The gas limit is already starting to increase, now at 37.3m. pic.twitter.com/omUKQHuBvz
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) July 20, 2025
Ethereum is gearing up for some exciting updates, and November could be a pivotal moment. How will these changes play out? If they stick to their plan, we could be looking at a much stronger and more scalable Ethereum network. Here's hoping Fusaka delivers the goods!
Tanya Petrusenko
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