Ethereum Gas Limits to Triple After Glumsterdam Update, Fees May Stay Near Zero for Years

TLDR

Ethereum gas limit will increase from 60 million to 200 million following the Glumsterdam update.

L1 execution capacity will grow more than 3x, with further doubling expected shortly.

If network demand doesn't increase evenly, ETH's main gas fees can stay near zero for years.

ePBS, BALs and gas meters work together to ensure safe and efficient maximum gas restriction.

Following the upcoming Glumsterdam update, the Ethereum Gas limit is headed for a dramatic increase. The current limit of 60 million is about 200 million, which represents a significant change in the execution capacity of the network.

This change is expected to significantly reduce the pressure on the Ethereum mainnet. As a result, gas fees may remain at zero for the foreseeable future, crypto researcher Hassu said.

Glumsterdam upgrade to triple Ethereum execution capability.

The Glumsterdam update will push Ethereum's gas limit from 60 million to around 200 million. That represents a more than threefold increase in L1 execution capacity on the network. Furthermore, a further doubling is expected shortly after the initial increase.

Crypto researcher Hassu shared this development on X, noting that it is not widely known. In the article @hasufl “After Glumsterdam, Ethereum's gas limit will increase to ~200M, a significant increase from the 60M we have today,” he wrote. He also pointed out that an additional doubling is expected soon.

The update brings a number of technical innovations that work in tandem. Enhanced Proposer-Builder Separation (EPBS) allows more time for payload processing during block production.

Meanwhile, block-level access lists (BALs) allow customers to efficiently prioritize enforcement work.

Gas payment relief is expected to exceed the demand of network supply

The execution capacity is set to grow exponentially on the supply side of Ethereum's block space by expanding this significantly.

Assuming network demand doesn't increase at the same rate, fees on the Ethereum mainnet can remain near zero for years.

Hassu pointed out that gas frequencies play a role in making upper limits technically safe. These frequencies adjust the cost of some operations, reducing the risk of exploiting a large gas limit or causing instability. Together, these changes form an integrated technical basis for measurement.

What makes the Glamsterdam update unique is that ePBS, BALs, and gas frequencies come at the same time.

Each piece supports the others, which allows the increase of the gas limit to continue without affecting the security of the network.

The timing of these innovations coming together seems deliberate and well-coordinated in Ethereum's development roadmap.