Prominent Ethereum devs say significantly raising gas limits will increase network capacity and innovation, but others say too big of an increase would pose serious risks to stability and security.
The Ethereum community is going head to head in a debate over whether or not to raise the gas limits on the Ethereum mainnet by as much as 100%.
The gas limit refers to the maximum amount of gas that’s allowed to be spent for transactions to be included in a single Ethereum block.
One cohort of Ethereum developers and influencers has thrown their weight behind the idea of raising the gas limit, saying it would enhance the L1’s network capacity and reinvigorate innovation. However, other devs — including the Ethereum Foundation’s Toni Wahrstätter — warn it could pose serious risks to stability and security.
