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Ethereum Lifts Block Gas Limit to 60 Million Ahead of Fusaka

Validator signaling activated the change to ready the network for PeerDAS-driven improvements in rollup data availability.

Overview

  • The new ceiling took effect on November 25 at block 23,880,151 after a majority of validators approved a configuration update rather than a hard fork.
  • More than 513,000 validators signaled support, triggering the automatic adjustment, according to GasLimit.pics data and developer reports.
  • Higher per-block capacity is intended to accommodate more transactions and larger smart contract operations and to ease congestion during peak demand.
  • The Fusaka hard fork is scheduled for December 3 to introduce PeerDAS alongside client optimizations, consensus refinements, and a security-focused release backed by a $2 million audit contest.
  • Scaling networks recently reported roughly 31,000 transactions per second across rollups, with leading chains posting multi‑thousand TPS, highlighting demand for added data capacity.