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EIP-8261 Gas Limit Schedule

ReviewInformationalcreated 2026-05-11requires EIP-1559, EIP-7732, EIP-7892, EIP-7935

Recommend an optional post-Gloas consensus layer gas limit schedule for epoch-based defaults and maximum recommendations.

Author: Barnabas Busa (@barnabasbusa)

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Proposals this one names in its requires field.

EIP-1559Fee market change for ETH 1.0 chainEIP-7732Enshrined Proposer-Builder SeparationEIP-7892Blob Parameter Only HardforksEIP-7935Set default gas limit to 60M

What the specification covers

AbstractMotivationSpecificationGas limit scheduleRecommended client behaviorEpoch-based switchingThe consensus layer drives the gas limitRationaleWhy epoch-based defaults instead of release-scoped defaults?Why one value for both the default and the recommended maximum?Why does the schedule live only on the consensus layer?Why informational rather than a consensus rule?Why warn rather than clamp out-of-range preferences?Relationship to EIP-7935Backwards CompatibilitySecurity ConsiderationsCopyright

This proposal declares no Solidity interface, so there is nothing to compute. It may be a core protocol change, a meta proposal, or written in prose only.

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