As a seasoned analyst with over two decades of experience in the tech industry, I have witnessed the evolution of blockchain technology and its underlying networks from a distant observer to a passionate participant. The recent surge in Ethereum validators signaling support for raising the gas limit from 1% to 10% is an intriguing development that I find myself closely monitoring.
Support for increasing Ethereum’s gas limit within the network has grown, with 10% of validators now signaling their approval. The Ethereum community is actively working towards allowing more gas to be used for transaction inclusion in a single Ethereum block.
On December 19th, around 10% of the network’s validators started indicating a gas limit higher than 30 million, compared to less than 1% before December.
The increase follows efforts by Ethereum community members to advocate for raising the gas limit to 36 million.
Increasing the gas limits could result in lower transaction fees
On March 20, core Ethereum developer Eric Connor and ex-head of smart contracts at MakerDAO Mariano Conti unveiled a platform named “Gas Up” with an aim to persuade the community to increase the Ethereum gas limit to 40 million.
On their site, they advocate for a gas limit increase up to 40 million, claiming that this change could potentially decrease layer-1 transaction fees by 15% to 33%. Connor is encouraging solo miners, development teams, pools, and community participants to join him in supporting this initiative.
In December, the endeavors became more vigorous as Ethereum researchers joined the fray. On the 9th of December, an Ethereum researcher named Justin Drake announced he had set his validator for a gas limit of 36 million, stating that a 20% increase would “smoothly lubricate the system’s operation.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Awosika, creative director at 2077 Collective, emphasized the advantages for developers, pointing out that the existing gas limit can sometimes prevent the deployment of popular applications due to high demand. Awosika explained to CryptoMoon that increasing the gas limits demonstrates the network’s commitment to providing a suitable platform for ambitious developers to work on.
As an analyst, I’m expressing my viewpoint based on Awosika’s statement. Specific applications may not function optimally when deployed under the present gas limit due to a potential surge in gas prices upon widespread adoption, resulting in a noticeably diminished user experience.
Risk of increasing gas limits too much
As a researcher delving into the Ethereum network, I’m observing an ongoing trend where community members are leaning towards raising gas limits. However, it’s crucial to heed the advice of caution when making such adjustments, as warned by Toni Wahrstätter from the Ethereum Foundation. He emphasizes that increasing gas limits could potentially threaten the network’s stability and security.
The “Pump The Gas” website likewise recognized these potential issues and stated that the primary objective of Ethereum is to maintain its decentralization.
“If the gas limit is raised too high we could create a scenario where the chain becomes too large for solo node operators to validate and download. Technology improves however and it does make sense to slowly increase it as time goes on.”
It warned that raising the gas limits too fast could lead to “unexpected externalities” beyond storage and bandwidth.
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2024-12-19 14:33