Ethereum to Undergo Major Upgrade Next Year, Gas Limit Expected to Break New Records

The Ethereum ecosystem has recently announced significant news. According to Cointelegraph, the core development team is advancing a major optimization plan—raising Ethereum's Gas limit to 180 million next year, which is only a conservative baseline estimate. In fact, developers are more ambitious, with a consensus to increase the Gas limit by at least 3 times in the next few years, and some even propose a fivefold increase as early as next year.

**How Repricing Strategies Will Reshape Cost Structures**

Raising the Gas limit is not simply about a blunt increase but requires a re-pricing mechanism for costs. Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano revealed the core idea on the Bankless podcast: by optimizing operational costs, such as reducing the base ETH transfer from 21,000 Gas to 6,000 Gas, more transactions can be accommodated without adding burden to the chain. This approach has received support from co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who believes that costs should be adjusted for lower-performance operations.

**Glamsterdam Upgrade Is Coming**

The Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) co-authored by Sassano and developer Ben Adams has entered the planning schedule, expected to be officially included in the Glamsterdam upgrade in the first half of 2026. Prior to this, Ethereum recently completed a Gas limit increase to 60 million, supported by over 513,000 validators.

**Fusaka Upgrade Launches Next Week, Scalability to Reach New Heights**

Moreover, the Fusaka upgrade is set to launch next week, designed to further enhance Ethereum's scalability. The upgrade was validated on the Hoodi testnet on October 29, with the mainnet launch scheduled for December 3. These initiatives indicate that Ethereum is accelerating infrastructure optimization in preparation for explosive ecosystem growth.