Ethereum core developers are contemplating a fourfold increase in the layer 1 gas limit for the upcoming hard fork Fusaka, following the Pectra upgrade. The proposal suggests testing a raise in Ethereum’s gas limit to 150 million during the Fusaka hard fork, as per Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 9678 introduced by Sophia Gold from the Ethereum Foundation on April 23. Discussions during the All Core Devs Execution (ACDE) meeting indicated that the gas limit increase would be a significant feature of Fusaka, as stated by Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko in an April 24 meeting summary. The next Ethereum upgrade, Pectra, is set to launch on the mainnet in May, with Fusaka potentially going live later in 2025. The motivation behind the gas limit increase is to scale layer 1 execution and implement new features. However, it requires guidance from execution layer developers to address potential bugs at higher gas limits. The average Ethereum gas limit was around 30 million in August 2021, and validators supported raising the network’s gas limit on Feb. 4 to just under 36 million. The move to increase the gas limit aims to enhance transaction capacity on the Ethereum network. Keeping this in mind, the developers are looking to coordinate client defaults with an EIP to ensure all clients update their defaults by the time Fusaka is launched. This proactive approach will help in testing and fixing any bugs that may arise with the higher gas limit, making it a key priority for the upcoming hard fork.