Ethereum is expected to raise the gas limit to 80 million in January

According to Cointelegraph, the Ethereum core developer meeting revealed plans to increase the network gas limit from 60 million to 80 million after the BPO hard fork on January 7, further enhancing transaction throughput and reducing fees.

Kim, Vice President of Research at Galaxy Digital, stated that representatives from Nethermind believe developers are ready to push for this increase. However, Ethereum Foundation engineer Busa pointed out that two client optimizations must be completed first: the blob response for the execution layer and the maximum blob flag for the consensus layer.

Increasing the gas limit can increase the number of transactions and smart contract operations processed per block. While it cannot match the speed of L1s like Solana, it can strengthen Ethereum's appeal as a secure settlement layer while maintaining its decentralized advantages.

This year, Ethereum has increased the gas limit three times, with the developer community aiming to reach 180 million by the end of 2026.