Ethereum Set for 3.3x Gas Limit Boost as Glamsterdam Upgrade Approaches
Key Summary
Ethereum is on the cusp of a major gas limit increase with the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, which could potentially allow for more transactions to be included in each block, depending on their gas requirements. The proposed increase takes the gas limit from 60 million to 200 million, representing a roughly 3.3-fold increase.
Precedent & Market Context Ethereum has been working towards its Layer 1 scaling roadmap, which includes the Glamsterdam network upgrade. This upgrade is expected to bring a major change to Ethereum's gas limit, with the proposed increase taking it from 60 million to 200 million. This represents a roughly 3.3-fold increase, potentially allowing more computation and transactions to be included in each block, depending on their gas requirements.
Main Event According to Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter, Hoodi is the final testnet before Glamsterdam reaches mainnet. The upgrade is expected to activate on Hoodi at epoch 132,352, slot 4,235,264 (October 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC), at which point the gas limit will be raised to 200 million via the gas limit schedule. Wahrstätter suggested that 300 million for Ethereum's gas limit could become