Key notes
- The Ethereum Layer-2 solution has upgraded the capacity after successfully moving from op-geth client infrastructure to op-reth client infrastructure.
- Network execution speed remains the key measurement constraint that requires resolution before higher throughput goals can be achieved.
- Plans include reaching 400-500Mgas/s by early 2026 through the implementation of TrieDB providing much faster condition retrieval.
Al Qaeda founder Jesse Pollack announced on November 6 that the network had increased its gas limit from 100 to 125 million gases per second. The capacity increase brings Ethereum Layer-2 closer to its announced year-end goal of 150 MB/s.
News: Just scaled @a base From 100 to 125 megagas/second pic.twitter.com/PR0RcgkNhV
— jesse.base.eth (@jessepollak) November 6, 2025
Base published a post on an engineering blog on October 28 Outline of the expansion roadmap. The circular, written by engineer Anika Raghuvanshi, commits to doubling the network’s gas limit from 75 to 150 megagas/s by the end of 2025.
Migrating to a Reth client enables increased capacity
The network completed its migration from op-geth to op-reth client software in recent months. Base migrated its serialization nodes to Reth recently, according to the engineering publication.
The team measured the performance of the Reth client as significantly more performant than the previous op-geth client. Base now recommends external auditors use Reth as the default client moving forward.
Execution speed has been identified as the primary bottleneck
Base identified client execution speed as the biggest bottleneck in current expansion. The core network is exploring plans for a potential native token while addressing infrastructure constraints. The team previously resolved limitations related to L1 data availability and fault-tolerant performance.
The engineering team built a benchmark to simulate block build times at defined gas boundaries with different traffic patterns. The tool highlighted specific performance limitations that needed to be addressed before further measurement.
Future expansion plans target 400-500 megagas/s
The base has set a target of 400-500 megagas/s by early 2026. The target is dependent on the completion of the TrieDB database project and the implementation of new resource measurement tools.
TrieDB restructures the database format to make state fetching faster. The team said it is close to having a final version of the project, which it expects to provide 8 to 10 times faster storage reads.
The expansion effort aims to keep transaction fees below one cent. The network saw fees reach five cents during periods of high activity in June 2025. Recent deployments, including XSwap’s token creation platform and Stripe’s USDC subscription payments, add to the activity of applications on the network.
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