Vitalik Buterin aims to end Ethereum congestion, proposing EIP-7983: Gag limit increased to 16.77 million.

The Ethereum proposal EIP-7983 introduces a 16.77M Gas limit to prevent single transactions from filling up blocks, clearing the way for future L2 and zkVM scalability. (Background: Vitalik's speech sounded the alarm for Ethereum: decentralization cannot just be a slogan; ETH must avoid becoming a relic of the times.) (Additional context: Ethereum has approved the "Fusaka upgrade": including EIP-7594 and 12 other proposals, increasing the block size limit to 16MB.) Deploying a single contract can slow down the entire network, and Ethereum's "single-threaded" nature has always been one of its most challenging old problems. On July 4th, Vitalik Buterin and researcher Toni Wahrstätter presented EIP-7983, which establishes a 16.77M Gas ceiling for each transaction, aiming to end the chaos of "one person causing congestion, and everyone else suffering". The goal is to introduce a protocol-level limit on gas usage to improve network security and performance. How does congestion occur? Whenever market sentiment is high or large projects go live, gas fees soar. This is because the current mechanism allows a few "large transactions" to consume most of the block space, and with the development of zero-knowledge virtual machines (zkVMs), even higher gas contracts are continuously being deployed, adding to the burden on developers. In addition to driving up costs, this is also seen as a potential DoS attack method: malicious actors can paralyze the network by consuming excessive gas, making it difficult for ordinary users to transact. How does the 16.77M Gas limit work? EIP-7983 stipulates that any transaction exceeding 16.77M Gas will be rejected outright before entering the mempool; if validators force it into a block, the entire block will be declared invalid. This means that a block can accommodate multiple compliant transactions, maintaining throughput flexibility. The proposal document states that the 16.77M figure comes from 2 raised to the power of 24, allowing clients to avoid dealing with decimals. Dual benefits of network stability and development model The new mechanism can minimize DoS risks, and gas fees become more predictable. Being forced to split operations actually encourages developers to adopt modular designs, compatible with the future blueprints of zero-knowledge virtual machines (zkVM) and multiple parallel Layer 2s. Buterin emphasized: "The vast majority of transactions are well below this limit." In other words, over 90% of users will not feel any difference; projects that need to execute operations exceeding 20 million Gas will need to be broken down into multiple transactions. What to watch next? EIP-7983 has ignited discussions within the community, with plans for preliminary testnet validation. If successful, it will be bundled into the next hard fork Pectra (also known as Glamsterdam). This proposal echoes Buterin's "simplifying the core protocol" blueprint from last year, forming part of the future landscape alongside Proto-Danksharding and Stateless Clients. 16.77M may seem like just a number, but in reality, it acts like a fuse, locking uncertain risks outside the block. With the rapid iteration of zkVM and L2, EIP-7983 lays a more stable and predictable framework for Ethereum. Related reports Understanding Ethereum ERC-7786: Unifying multi-chain collaboration standards, is the ETH ecosystem entering the "unified" era? Safeguarding Ethereum EIP-7702 upgrade: A proxy model for a secure transition from EOA to smart wallets. V God declares, "The Ethereum bull run is here," showcasing rare humor alongside a marketing company... Community reviews are polarized. <V God aims to end Ethereum congestion with EIP-7983: Gas cap raised to 16.77 million> This article was first published in BlockTempo, "Dynamic Trends - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media."