As of February 4, 52% of Ethereum validators support increasing the gas limit for transactions, which has remained static at around 30 million since August 2021. This change could help optimize transaction fees.
While advocates argue for an increase to boost innovation in the Ethereum ecosystem, there are fears that excessive limits may compromise network stability and security.
Vitalik Buterin has called for the Pectra fork scheduled for March to adjust the blob target and further adapt the gas limit according to technological advancements.