#TRUMP Ethereum has established further scaling plans for 2026 after completing the 2025 Pectra upgrade. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the block gas limit for Ethereum is expected to increase fivefold next year, achieving more "targeted rise" to enhance network throughput while keeping Layer 2 (L2) Transaction Cost low.
The gas limit is a key parameter that determines the number of transactions that can be processed per block. Currently, Ethereum has a block limit of 60 million gas, which has doubled since the community first called for an increase a year ago. Raising the gas limit allows more transactions to be packed into blocks, but heavy and inefficient operations can increase transaction costs, thereby preventing nodes from becoming overloaded with data storage.
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#TRUMP Ethereum has established further scaling plans for 2026 after completing the 2025 Pectra upgrade. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the block gas limit for Ethereum is expected to increase fivefold next year, achieving more "targeted rise" to enhance network throughput while keeping Layer 2 (L2) Transaction Cost low.
The gas limit is a key parameter that determines the number of transactions that can be processed per block. Currently, Ethereum has a block limit of 60 million gas, which has doubled since the community first called for an increase a year ago. Raising the gas limit allows more transactions to be packed into blocks, but heavy and inefficient operations can increase transaction costs, thereby preventing nodes from becoming overloaded with data storage.