Ethereum researcher proposes 100x gas limit increase to boost scalability
Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist has introduced a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that could dramatically increase Ethereum’s transaction capacity, proposing a 100-fold gas limit expansion to potentially enable 2,000 transactions per second (TPS).
Feist proposed EIP-9698 on April 27, suggesting the implementation of a “deterministic gas limit growth schedule” starting at epoch 369017, approximately June 1, reports Cointelegraph.
The plan would see the gas limit increase gradually over two years by a factor of 10, followed by a final 10x increase, bringing the gas limit from its current 36 million to 3.6 billion.
“By introducing a predictable exponential growth pattern as a client default, this EIP encourages a sustainable and transparent gas limit trajectory, aligned with expected advancements in hardware and protocol efficiency,” Feist explained.
Under the current setup, Ethereum processes around 20 TPS. Feist’s plan could theoretically raise that figure to 2,000 TPS, positioning Ethereum closer to competitors like Solana, which processes between 800 to 1,050 TPS in non-vote transactions.
Community, scalability, and challenges
Feist’s proposal comes as Ethereum developers look for new ways to improve base-layer scalability, addressing criticisms that the reliance on layer-2 scaling has fragmented the ecosystem. Unlike prior gas limit increases—such as the February 2025 bump from 30 million to 36 million—this EIP proposes a steady, built-in increase over time.
Feist acknowledged potential downsides, such as increased strain on node operators and longer block propagation times. However, he argued that the gradual nature of the change would give developers and operators sufficient time to adapt.
Meanwhile, developers are also considering EIP-9678, which proposes a fourfold gas limit increase in the upcoming Fusaka hard fork, targeted for late 2025. Ethereum’s next major upgrade, Pectra, is scheduled for deployment in May.
If approved, EIP-9698 would mark a major shift in Ethereum’s strategy, aiming to bolster base-layer scalability without solely depending on external solutions like rollups.
Recently we wrote, that Christine Kim, the former Vice President of Research at Galaxy Digital, has reported that Ethereum’s core developers are actively discussing the potential removal of the Ethereum Virtual Machine Object Format (EOF) from the highly anticipated Fusaka upgrade.
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