Ethereum Gas-Limit ‘Floor’ Targets Threefold Jump Next Year
Anthony Sassano stated that the recent Ethereum gas limit increase to 60 million is a minimum goal, with core developers targeting at least a threefold increase to 180 million over the next few years. Some developers, including Vitalik Buterin, are advocating for a fivefold increase within a year. These increases would allow more transactions and contract executions per block, improving network scalability. Sassano explained that this can be achieved by repricing transaction costs—lowering the cost of basic ETH transfers while raising fees for less efficient operations. This approach reallocates efficiencies to support higher gas limits. Sassano, together with Ben Adams, has proposed related changes in a forthcoming Ethereum Improvement Proposal set for potential inclusion in the Glamsterdam upgrade in 2026. These developments come as the Fusaka upgrade, designed to further enhance network scalability, is set for mainnet launch on December 3. Ethereum’s recent rapid gas limit increases reflect growing consensus among developers to push network capacity significantly higher.
