Ethereum has increased gas limits from 66% to 60 million units to improve transaction capabilities and network efficiency.
On May 7, Ethereum Core developer Parithosh Jayanthi confirmed that a 60 million gas limit would be deployed on the blockchain’s mainnet network after successfully testing it on Sepolia and Holesky’s testnets.
He said:
“We will start shipping 60m at Sepolia tomorrow. It’s Hoodie/Holesky. After that, it will be considered safe and if a bug is found, it will be shipped to the mainnet.”
Gas limits determine the maximum computational effort a block can convey. This includes basic transactions, execution of smart contracts, and interaction with distributed applications.
By increasing this limit, Ethereum can handle more activity per block, reduce traffic jams, and allow for faster execution.
According to Community Resource PumpThegas, an upgrade could reduce the Layer 1 transaction fees on your network by 10%-30%, depending on your network activity.
Meanwhile, this marks the second gas limit increase of this year, which was completed.
In February, similar movements rose from 30 million to 36 million. In particular, this was the first gas limit adjustment since 2021.
Ethereum Validators gather behind the upgrade
The proposed increase has gained great support from Ethereum Validators and key ecosystem voices.
Available data shows that nearly 80% of Ethereum Validators support increasing current gas limits from 36 million. Approximately 10,000 people are ready to implement a higher limit of 60 million.
Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, confirmed that his validator was already configured for the change. He described the move as safe, especially after the recent improvements introduced by the Pectra Update.
Ethereum Core developer Eric Conner also urged others to follow the lawsuit, highlighting the long-term benefits of higher gas ceilings.
Meanwhile, this broad support coincides with previous calls from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and researcher Dankrad Feist, who advocate for an expansion of base layer capacity.
Butaline has repeatedly highlighted the need to expand the Ethereum base layer, suggesting that gas limits will increase by 10 times to support increased demand despite growth in layer 2 solutions.