Ethereum Developers Plan Upcoming Hard Fork
In November, Ethereum Core developers made a tentative decision to roll out a significant hard fork, named Fusaka, which aims to enhance the network’s efficiency and scalability.
Additionally, updates for Gramsterdam’s hard forks will be finalized on August 1, marking the next step after Fusaka.
The Ethereum community is advocating for more rapid and frequent protocol updates. The anticipated timeline suggests that Fusaka will debut roughly six months after the previous hard fork, which introduced features like account abstraction and increased validator staking limits, also improving Layer 2 network performance.
According to Ethpandaops, a group focused on enhancing the Ethereum Network, the Fusaka Hard Fork will coincide with an upcoming development network and involve 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs).
One notable proposal, EIP-7825, aims to enhance network scalability while bolstering defenses against potential attacks.
Moreover, Ethereum Core developers proposed raising the gas limit to 150 million units. However, to streamline the testing, EIP-7907, which previously doubled the contract code size limit, has removed gas metering restrictions.
In April, Core developer Tim Beiko stated that the contentious upgrade regarding the EVM object format would not be included in the Fusaka changes.
Two public test networks are set to follow in September and October, leading up to the official launch of the Fusaka Hard Fork in early November.
Concerns about the Fusaka launch on the Ethereum Mainnet this year were raised by Nixo from the Ethereum Protocol Support group. He emphasized the need for a clear timeline, especially as the DevConnect event is scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires from November 17 to 22.
The developers are currently gathering input for the subsequent Gramstadt hard fork, with updates expected to be discussed in the next Allcoredevs-execution meeting on August 1.
Recent Proposed Upgrades
Barnabé Monnot, a developer with Ethereum Core, indicated that reducing blocking times from 12 seconds to six could significantly enhance user experience and efficiency for DeFi DApps. If this proposal gains approval, it will be part of the Glamsterdam Hard Fork, projected for release in 2026.
Meanwhile, Ethereum validators are signaling support for increasing the gas limit to 45 million units, which could help lower transaction costs and boost network scalability. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently noted that “nearly 50% of the stock is voting to increase the L1 gas limit to 45m.”
