Ethereum's gas limit just got a major boost. The world’s second-largest blockchain by market cap surged its gas limit to 45 million units, up a cool 25% from the previous 36 million. This adjustment, activated at block number 22,968,004, is a big step forward in scaling Ethereum’s network. Guess what? Almost half of the network's validators gave it a thumbs up.
So why does this matter? Well, the gas limit is the ceiling on how much computational work can be done per block. More gas means more transactions and smart contracts processed at once. Simple math, right? The higher the gas limit, the more Ethereum can handle, which means smoother sailing for dapps and a quicker Ethereum ecosystem. No major protocol upgrade required here, validators just had to give the green light, and bam, it’s live.
Ethereum’s Bold Scaling Roadmap
This isn’t the first time Ethereum has raised its gas limit. Back in February 2025, it went from 30 million to 36 million. And before that, the limit doubled from 15 million to 30 million in 2021. But the latest jump to 45 million? That’s part of Ethereum’s grand scaling plan. Validators are eyeing a 60 million gas limit in the short term, with the ultimate goal of hitting 150 million. Yep, you read that right. Ethereum’s future is looking pretty darn scalable.
And don't worry, they’re not just going full throttle without some safety checks. Developers have put in safeguards like EIP-7983, which caps individual transaction gas usage at 16.77 million units to prevent those nasty denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Ethereum’s got big plans, but they’re being careful about it, smart move.
So, what’s next? Keep an eye on Ethereum’s scaling roadmap because this is just the beginning, and with the upcoming Fusaka hard fork and EIP 7935, things are about to get even more interesting. The race to 150 million gas per block is on!
Gunel Ismayilova
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