Ethereum researcher proposes 100x gas limit hike for network boost

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Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist has proposed a significant change to the network’s gas limit, aiming to boost transaction capacity and network performance.

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Oluwapelumi Adejumo

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April 28, 2025

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CryptoSlate

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https://cryptoslate.com/ethereum-researcher-proposes-100x-gas-limit-hike-for-network-boost/

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Dankrad Feist proposes 100x gas limit growth for Ethereum

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On April 27, Feist submitted Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 9698, suggesting that Ethereum’s gas limit should grow 100 times over the next four years.

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Feist’s plan would result in a 100-fold increase that would push the network’s capacity to around 3.6 billion gas, supporting approximately 2,000 transactions per second and 6,000 transactions per block.

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