Ethereum to Raise Gas Limit from 60 Million to 80 Million in January as BPO Forks Move Toward 180 Million by 2026

Industry updates indicate that Ethereum‘s on-chain throughput is poised for another upgrade in January as developers target a block gas limit increase from 60 million to 80 million. Before the increment, engineers emphasize two client-side optimizations—the partial Blob response at the execution layer and the maximum Blob flag setting at the consensus layer—to ensure stability and efficiency. A core developers’ meeting on January 5 will decide timing after the second BPO hard fork. The initial BPO upgrade on December 9 expanded blob capacity by about 66%, with the second upgrade anticipated around January 7 to add a further two-thirds uplift. Long-horizon planning targets a gas ceiling near 180 million by the end of 2026.