Glamsterdam triples Ethereum gas limit to ~200M, supercharging L1 capacity and keeping fees potentially near zero

The Glamsterdam upgrade will raise Ethereum's gas limit from about 60 million to roughly 200 million, increasing L1 execution capacity by more than threefold ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

Reports say further capacity increases could follow, and analysts note that if network demand does not rise commensurately, ETH mainnet gas fees could remain near zero for years ^{[1] [4]}.

Commentators have suggested the change may reprice the L1 scaling debate and influence market sentiment as the base layer absorbs substantially more execution throughput ^{[2] [3]}.

Observers say whether the network and market absorb the extra capacity will determine if further gas-limit increases occur and how long low fees persist ^[2].