Ethereum increases the block gas limit from 45 million to 60 million.

According to data from GasLimit.pics, following calls from users and developers for increased capacity, Ethereum's block gas limit has been raised from 45 million to 60 million. Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter announced this adjustment on the X platform, stating it was the result of a year-long effort by the community aimed at improving the processing power of Ethereum's base layer.

He wrote: “Just one year after the community began pushing for an increase in the gas cap, Ethereum is now operating below the 60 million block gas cap. This means a 2x increase in one year—and this is just the beginning.” The adjustment automatically took effect on November 25th because more than half of the validators had signaled their support, meeting the threshold required by Ethereum's current consensus rules. (The Block)