Ethereum L1 Gas Limit has been increased to 45 million, significantly improving transaction throughput and scalability.

BlockBeats News, July 22nd: According to Etherscan data, the Ethereum L1 Gas Limit has been increased to 45 million at block height 22968004. Nearly 50% of validators (representing nearly 500,000 staked ETH) have expressed support for the gas limit increase, significantly boosting Ethereum's transaction throughput and scalability. The Ethereum L1 Gas Limit was previously set to 36 million in February 2025.

Yesterday, Ethereum's founder Vitalik tweeted, "Almost exactly 50% of stakers voted to increase L1's Gas Limit to 45 million. The Gas Limit has already started to increase and is now at 37.3 million."