Ethereum has implemented its second Blob Parameter-Only (BPO) hard fork, increasing the maximum blob limit per block from 15 to 21 and further enhancing network scalability.
The upgrade went live at 1:01:11 UTC on Wednesday and expands Ethereum’s data throughput by enabling rollups to batch more transactions efficiently.
At the same time, the blob target was raised from 10 to 14, which developers view as the more important benchmark, since consistently hitting the upper limit could strain node bandwidth and storage.
Each blob can store 128 kilobytes of data, meaning Ethereum can now include up to 2,688 kilobytes per block. Since blobs were introduced, Ethereum transaction fees have shown greater stability, according to YCharts data.
Developers have also discussed raising the network’s gas limit from 60 million to 80 million following this upgrade, a move that could further increase throughput and reduce transaction costs across the ecosystem.
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