Ethereum Tests 200 Million Gas Limit On Sepolia As Glamsterdam Moves Forward
Ethereum developers are testing a 200 million block gas limit on the Sepolia testnet, more than three times its previous 60 million target, alongside work on the Glamsterdam upgrade. The experiment will show how clients and validators handle heavier Layer 1 execution loads and whether larger blocks create bottlenecks, state growth or excessive hardware demands. It is a stress test, not a planned mainnet change. Glamsterdam work includes Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation and Block-Level Access Lists, which could help clients process blocks more efficiently. Prysm has updated validator parameters for the test. Results may inform future decisions about raising Ethereum’s Layer 1 capacity while maintaining network stability and complementing rollup growth.
