Recently, the effects of Ethereum blob scaling have become quite evident. After increasing the limit from 12 to 21, Layer2 chains like Base and Optimism have directly benefited — transaction fees have visibly dropped, gas costs have significantly decreased, and the overall experience has become much more comfortable.

But the real big move is still ahead. The Glamsterdam upgrade in mid-2026 (also called the Parallel Major Upgrade) is the main event. Several core changes in this upgrade will make you see the light:

First is the revolutionary increase in block capacity — the gas limit will be directly raised from 60M to 200M, meaning the main chain’s processing capacity will expand several times. Then, a true parallel transaction processing mechanism will be introduced, aiming for an Ethereum L1 throughput of 10k TPS. Validators will also need to upgrade, adopting ZK proofs to verify transactions, which will improve efficiency and security to a new level.

The most interesting development is the official launch of ePBS. This will greatly alleviate MEV centralization issues, making sandwich attacks and other arbitrage methods harder to exploit in the future.

In summary — Ethereum’s main chain can handle high concurrency scenarios on its own, while the L2 ecosystem continues to evolve, keeping gas fees stable and cheap. Plus, the upcoming Hegota upgrade will further strengthen censorship resistance. Ethereum’s technical route is becoming increasingly reliable.

Long-term bullish friends can continue to hold with confidence.