Ethereum Increases Block Gas Limit from 45 million to 60 million

On November 27th, as per The Block and based on data from GasLimit.pics, the block Gas limit of Ethereum has been raised from 45 million to 60 million following the call by users and developers for capacity expansion. Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter announced this adjustment on the X platform, deeming it the outcome of a year-long community endeavor to enhance the base layer processing capacity of Ethereum. He stated: "Just a year after the community began advocating for an increase in the Gas limit, Ethereum is now functioning under a 60 million block Gas limit. This indicates a doubling within a year - and this is just the outset." The adjustment came into effect automatically on November 25th as more than half of the validators signaled their support, fulfilling the required threshold for approval under Ethereum's current consensus rules.