Ethereum Improvement Proposals For 2026: What They Mean For Fees And Scalability
Ethereum 2026 upgrades are taking shape following the successful Fusaka activation on December 3, 2025. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) developers activated the Fusaka upgrade at 21:49 UTC, introducing PeerDAS technology that dramatically improves network scalability and reduces transaction fees. With Ethereum trading around $3,050, the blockchain’s 2026 roadmap positions it to compete more effectively against high speed alternatives like Solana (CRYPTO: SOL).
What The Fusaka Upgrade Delivers For Ethereum Scalability
The Fusaka upgrade combines 13 Ethereum Improvement Proposals focused on scaling data availability for Layer 2 networks. PeerDAS technology allows validators to verify blob data through sampling rather than downloading complete datasets, reducing bandwidth requirements by 87.5%. Each validator now handles just one eighth of blob data, enabling Ethereum to scale up to eight times current capacity without forcing home validators onto expensive data center infrastructure.
Ethereum’s block gas limit increased to 60 million units, doubling the previous 30 million threshold. This expansion enables more transactions to process in parallel while maintaining network security. New safety features prevent any single transaction from consuming excessive resources.
Scheduled Blob Parameter Only forks on December 17 and January 7 will raise blob capacity from six per block to 14 blobs per block. These incremental …
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