He also revealed that Fusaka’s testnet activations will begin in October, with a mainnet release expected soon after. Notably, the developers had previously tentatively scheduled the update for December.
Meanwhile, these decisions signal a coordinated attempt to boost the volume of transactions processed in each block as demand for block space grows.
The impending gas limit increase is not Ethereum’s first revision of the year.
Gas on Ethereum measures the computational power needed to execute on-chain actions, such as sending tokens, swapping assets, or deploying contracts.
However, any potential adjustment isn’t without controversy.
On the other hand, some caution that pushing limits too high or quickly could place heavier loads on nodes. According to them, this could widen the gap between professional validators and smaller participants.
