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Ethereum community divided over proposed gas limit increase

By Crypto FlexsJanuary 12, 20243 Mins Read
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Debate over Vitalik Buterin’s proposal to increase gas limits

The Ethereum community is currently embroiled in controversy after co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed increasing the gas limit by 33%. The proposal aims to improve network throughput by allowing more transactions per block, but has raised concerns among developers, node operators and users.

Concerns about blockchain state size and performance

The main issue raised by Ethereum developer Marius van der Wijden is that the size of the blockchain state that holds account balances and smart contract data could potentially increase. The current state size is approximately 267 GB and growth may be accelerated by increasing the gas limit. Storage costs are not a big issue, but the biggest problem is slow data access and modification speeds.

Total historical data size issue

The total recorded data size on the Ethereum blockchain is approximately 900 GB. Higher gas limits increase synchronization times, complicate the process of developing multiple clients, and can cause problems with the scalability and efficiency of the Ethereum network.

Bandwidth Impact and DoS Risk

Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann highlighted another issue. This means that higher gas limits increase bandwidth requirements. Péter Szilágyi, Ethereum team leader echoed These concerns point to the potential for faster state growth, slower synchronization times, and increased risk of denial of service (DoS) attacks.

What problem will increasing the gas limit solve?

There are definitely downsides to increasing it. State grows faster, synchronization times become faster, and the likelihood of DoS increases. It would be nice to have a number.

In other words, how will increasing gas limits benefit us?

— Péter Szilágyi (karalabe.eth) (@peter_szilagyi) January 11, 2024

Gas limits: balancing performance and network health

Gas limits are important to ensure that blocks are not too large and thus stay in sync with network performance. However, finding the right balance between increasing network capacity and maintaining network health and efficiency is a complex challenge.

Explore potential solutions

Solutions such as EIP-4444, which addresses chain history expiration, and EIP-4844, which focuses on rollup data availability using “blobs”, are being considered to manage long-term growth. These upgrades could provide a way to mitigate the impact of higher gas limits on the Ethereum network.

Debate over node accessibility

Software developer Micah Zoltu emphasized the importance of making Ethereum nodes accessible to a broader demographic, rather than focusing solely on the technical ability to run a node on a specific system. This perspective emphasizes the need to balance technological improvements with wider community inclusion and participation.

A complex decision awaits you

Ethereum’s consideration of increasing gas limits puts a complex balance between network improvements and potential downsides at the forefront. As the community debates, this decision will have major implications for Ethereum’s future scalability, security, and accessibility.

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