Ethereum just completed its biggest upgrade of the year – Fusaka
In short, the new upgrade promises cheaper transactions, extra security, and an improved user experience.
While Ethereum’s earlier Pectra upgrade on May 5 improved fundamentals for staking, Fusaka addresses scaling and data-availability challenges, particularly for Layer 2s.
Here’s how it works.
Why Does the Fusaka Upgrade Matter to Users?
Fusaka aims to make Ethereum faster, cheaper, and more reliable for users, preparing the whole ecosystem for improved industry standards and the next big thing in Web3.
Ethereum currently earns revenue from blob gas fees, but a common criticism is that the blob space is too small, leading to a bottleneck in processing transactions and soaring gas fees.
To remedy this, Fusaka introduces a new scalability technology, PeerDAS (Peer-to-Peer Data Availability Sampling), enabling Ethereum nodes to verify the availability of data blocks without downloading the entire data, by sampling and reconstructing data chunks using erasure coding.
This significantly reduces the storage and bandwidth burden on nodes, allowing for higher transaction throughput and lower costs, especially benefiting Layer 2 solutions.
Additionally, Fusaka makes a series of protocol-level enhancements:
- EIP-7623 raises the block gas limit from 45M to 60M, safely expanding block capacity
- Optimized clients (Geth, Nethermind, Erigon) improve throughput and reduce Layer 2 costs
- Months of testnet trials have confirmed stable, predictable performance under higher loads
Through the above, everyday users will benefit from lower fees, fewer failed transactions, faster confirmations, and a stronger foundation for Ethereum dApps.
The Fusaka upgrade is a crucial milestone in Ethereum’s scaling roadmap. It enhances the network by boosting Layer 1 throughput and Layer 2 efficiency through increased block capacity, optimized client performance, better data availability, and the introduction of long-awaited features such as PeerDAS.
Designed to strengthen the network’s stability and functionality,Fusaka prepares Ethereum for the next phase of Web3 development. These improvements set the stage for the 2026 upgrade known as Glamsterdam.
However, there remains an ongoing debate about whether Ethereum can continue to maintain decentralization amid rapid scaling.
Ultimately, only time will reveal how well this balance is sustained.
To experience the new and improved Ethereum, try depositing funds through ERC-20 or Layer 2 protocols on BTSE.
