Ethereum Raised Gas Limit to 60M Amid Upcoming Fusaka Update

• More than 516,000 validators indicated an increase in the gas limit.
• The figure reached 60 million, the highest level in four years.
• Vitalik Buterin noted that Ethereum’s growth will continue, but “more targeted.”

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The gas limit in the blocks of the main Ethereum network has risen to 60 million, the highest level in four years. According to GasLimit.Pics, in November 2025, more than 516,000 validators supported the increase, which exceeded the threshold required for the protocol to automatically increase the limit.

Gas limit figures on the Ethereum network. Source: GasLimit.Pics.

This number of validators, which moved from the previous mark of 45 million gas to 60 million, led to a mechanical expansion of the effective block size and increased the capacity of the underlying network layer.

The increase in the limit means that each Ethereum block can now process more transactions — including swaps, token transfers, and smart contract calls. This reduces congestion during peak periods and allows the network to do more work directly on L1.

The initiative to increase the gas cap dates back to March 2024, when Ethereum developers said that the increase would help scale the network. The developers, Eric Connor and Mariano Conti, launched the Pump The Gas movement, calling on single stakers, client teams, pools, and the community to support the cap increase.

In February 2025, the gas cap was first increased to 35 million, and in May, the figure rose to 60 million.

The increase in the gas limit comes on the eve of an important network upgrade — Fusaka. At the end of October, the update was rolled out to the Hoodi testnet, which was the final stage before the mainnet launch scheduled for December 3. Fusaka aims to further increase the scalability of Ethereum.

The community emphasizes that raising the gas limit to 60 million is only the beginning. Ethereum Foundation researcher Tony Wahrstätter said:

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin agreed with this assessment, highlighting the expected further growth in network performance over the next year, but “more targeted” that will increase throughput without creating new bottlenecks.

He described a vision in which Ethereum increases the total block capacity, making “inefficient transactions more expensive”, and moves towards more “prudent scaling” — larger blocks and better pricing mechanisms to ensure the network can expand safely.

It is worth noting that Buterin recently said that Ethereum should “ossify” and that innovation should move to L2.