Ethereum plans to propose a new measure: the gas limit for a single transaction may be set at 16.77 million.

The Ethereum ecosystem is expected to welcome significant updates. Recently, members of the Ethereum core development team proposed a new improvement proposal aimed at optimizing network performance and security. The proposal suggests setting the gas limit for a single transaction at 16.77 million, a move that is expected to bring multiple positive effects to Ethereum.

First, this limit will significantly enhance the network's ability to withstand DoS attacks. By controlling the resource consumption of a single transaction, it can effectively prevent malicious users from clogging the network by sending a large number of high gas transactions.

Secondly, this change helps alleviate a series of issues caused by high gas transactions, such as uneven network load, state data bloat, and block verification delays. These optimizations will make the Ethereum network operate more smoothly and efficiently.

In addition, the new proposal also takes into account compatibility with zkVM and enhances parallel execution efficiency. These improvements will lay a better foundation for the future development of Ethereum, especially in terms of Layer 2 scaling solutions.

It is worth noting that the proposal is currently still in the draft stage and requires further discussion and improvement. The Ethereum community will closely monitor the progress of this proposal, as it could have a profound impact on the entire ecosystem.