Ethereum just crossed a major milestone and Vitalik Buterin is already pointing to the next one.
After months of steady pressure from the community, the network is now running with a 60 million block gas limit, a full 2× jump in just one year.
This shows up clearly in validator signaling, where support for 60M blocks has climbed fast and now sits neck-and-neck with the older ≤45M range.
The chart shared alongside the announcement shows exactly how quickly sentiment has changed.
It’s the clearest sign that the network is ready to handle more activity per block.
A member from the Ethereum Foundation summed it up: “Just a year after the community started pushing for higher gas limits, Ethereum is now running with a 60M block gas limit.”
Vitalik Buterin jumped in with his own response. He’s preparing the community for a different kind of expansion next year.
“Expect continued growth but more targeted / less uniform growth for next year,” he wrote.
In plain terms: the gas limit may rise again, potentially by 5×, but some operations will also get 5× more expensive. This isn’t to punish developers. It’s to keep the network safe as it scales.
Vitalik even listed the operations he thinks should cost more.
Ethereum is moving into a phase where higher capacity alone isn’t enough. More block space helps, but raising limits blindly risks congestion, slower block propagation, and heavier requirements for home validators.
That’s why developers have spent the past year running benchmarking tools, coordinating clients, and testing how nodes behave under heavier loads.
Vitalik’s approach keeps the door open for more throughput while protecting the network from bloat and instability. Contracts that waste storage or run heavy computation will finally feel the cost of it.
If Ethereum follows this model, users should see smoother performance during high-demand periods, while developers will need to write cleaner, more efficient code. Validators, meanwhile, must stay updated as gas limits continue to climb.
Ethereum is tuning itself for long-term durability. And if Vitalik’s comments are any indication, the shift to smarter, more intentional growth has only just begun.
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