Ethereum Gas limit increase before 2026 Glamsterdam upgrade roadmap officially revealed

Ethereum’s scaling solutions achieve significant new progress. The core development community has reached a consensus to initiate a series of Gas limit increases next year, with the Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled for deployment in the first half of 2026. This is regarded as a key milestone for Ethereum’s scalability.

According to the latest discussion on the Bankless podcast, educator Anthony Sassano revealed the ambitious roadmap of the development camp: raising the Gas limit to 180 million in the short term is set as a mandatory goal, rather than an ideal scenario. More aggressive proposals suggest achieving a fivefold increase next year, while researcher consensus believes that the limit should be raised at least three times in the coming years.

Repricing Mechanism Becomes Key, User Fees Directly Benefited

To achieve such a substantial increase, Ethereum is exploring pathways to reprice transaction costs. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder, also expressed support, especially for optimizing costs associated with inefficient operations. For example, the basic ETH transfer cost is expected to drop significantly from 21,000 Gas to 6,000 Gas, directly reducing interaction costs for ordinary users.

Glamsterdam Upgrade and Fusaka Upgrade in Parallel

Ethereum improvement proposals jointly authored by Sassano and developer Ben Adams have entered the review stage. Meanwhile, the upcoming Fusaka upgrade will be deployed ahead of schedule, expected to launch next week. It has already been verified on the Hoodi testnet and is planned to go live on the mainnet on December 3, focusing mainly on comprehensive scalability enhancements.

Validators Widely Support, Ecosystem Consensus Strengthened

These upgrade plans have received broad recognition within the Ethereum ecosystem. Recently, the Gas limit was increased to 60 million, endorsed by over 513,000 validators, reflecting the community’s strong demand for improving network efficiency. This series of actions marks Ethereum’s entry into a new phase of scalability.