VITALIK BUTERIN ENDORSES RAISING ETHEREUM GAS LIMIT BY 33% TO IMPROVE NETWORK CAPACITY

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has endorsed a proposal for a 33.3% increase in the Ethereum block gas limit from 30 million to 40 million units, a change that could enhance the network's capacity for processing transactions and executing smart contracts. The proposal aims to improve network efficiency without necessitating a hard fork, despite potential operational cost increases for nodes, as it can be implemented through validators adjusting their node configurations.