Ethereum plans to conduct two hard forks in 2026, with L1 Gas limits potentially increased to 200 million

Crypto界网消息, Ethereum plans to conduct two hard forks in 2026: Glamsterdam and Heze-Bogota. The Glamsterdam hard fork is expected to take place in mid-2026, with core features including the Block Access List (EIP-7928) and the separation of native proposers and builders (ePBS). EIP-7928 will enable parallel block processing, transforming Ethereum from single-threaded to multi-threaded processing, increasing throughput and solving disk read bottlenecks. ePBS will integrate block building and proposing processes into the consensus layer, aiming to reduce MEV centralization risks and provide more time for validators to verify ZK proofs. Regarding scalability, Ethereum L1’s Gas limit is expected to significantly increase in 2026. Besu client engineer Gary Schulte predicts the Gas limit will soon reach 100 million, while Ethereum Foundation board member Tomasz Stańczak forecasts that after implementing ePBS, the Gas limit could double to 200 million, or even reach 300 million by the end of the year. Additionally, the number of data blobs may increase to 72 or more per block to support L2 processing of hundreds of thousands of transactions per second. The Heze-Bogota fork at the end of 2026 will introduce a Fork Choice Inclusion List (FOCIL), designed to enhance the network’s censorship resistance by mandating the inclusion of specific transactions.