Vitalik Buterin Supports Increasing the Gas Limit in the Ethereum Network
Date: 2025-07-22 Author: Henry Casey Categories: BUSINESS
On July 20, it became known that the gas limit, which limits the maximum amount of calculations in one block, was increased from 36 to 39 million units on some blocks. The message about this was published by the GasLimit service, under which Buterin left a comment. According to him, more than half of the staking participants spoke in favor of increasing the limit even further - up to 45 million units.
Buterin emphasized that with the updated version of the Geth client, increasing the limit will not lead to threats to network security. However, not all ecosystem participants took this news without concern. The Pump The Gas initiative drew attention to the fact that increasing the limit could create difficulties for validators with small deposits. For them, operating nodes will become more expensive, which may affect their participation in supporting the network.
In addition, according to Pump The Gas representatives, if the gas limit is too high, it may complicate the work of single node owners. In this case, the requirements for equipment and data volume will increase, which will require finding new technical solutions and upgrading the blockchain infrastructure.
It is interesting that not long ago Vitalik Buterin in the Epicenter podcast said that the Ethereum Foundation intends to change its approach to the development of the project. He said that the fund will focus on solving the most priority problems, and will not scatter efforts across the entire ecosystem at once. Such a focus, according to Buterin, will help to more effectively develop the network and cope with current challenges.
The issue of the gas limit in the Ethereum network has long been a topic of discussion within the community. On the one hand, increasing the limit allows placing more transactions in blocks and performing more complex smart contract operations. On the other hand, this carries additional risks for the nodes that process blocks, as the load and requirements for their computing power increase.
So far, the network copes with growing data volumes thanks to client updates and the efforts of developers. However, further expansion of the gas limit will require not only technical preparation, but also agreement among validators and node operators.
As Buterin's comment showed, he is confident in the network's ability to adapt to these changes. Nevertheless, the discussion about what the optimal gas limit should be will continue - after all, it depends on how accessible and decentralized Ethereum remains for all participants.
