Ethereum devs debate new gas limit cap. On ACDE #217, they debated EIP‑7825, a proposal to introduce a hard cap on gas per transaction. Let's figure out what's going on 👇

1/ EIP‑7825 suggests putting a hard cap on gas used per transaction to improve: • Network stability. • Resource efficiency. • Execution predictability. It’s currently live on Fusaka devnets and under consideration for the Fusaka upgrade in November 2025.

2/ Data doesn’t lie: Out of 251 million mainnet transactions analyzed, only 0.038% exceeded the proposed cap of 16.7 million gas. That’s what led to EIP‑7983, proposing a slightly higher limit of 16.8m gas to catch edge cases.

3/ Not everyone agrees. Some developers argue that a 16.8m cap could break complex dApp workflows, especially those with multi-step onchain logic. Others support retaining 30m to allow for flexibility in high-complexity use cases.

4/ Vitalik Buterin weighed in: “We risk suffering a permanent penalty just to avoid a one-time switching cost.” He supports moving forward with a cap, but is open to delaying it to give builders time to adapt.