Key notes
- The Ethereum Layer-2 solution has improved its capacity after a successful transition from op-geth to op-reth client infrastructure.
- Network execution speed remains the primary scalability constraint to be addressed before achieving higher throughput goals.
- Plans include reaching 400-500 Mgas/s by early 2026 through the implementation of TrieDB, enabling much faster state recovery.
The base’s founder, Jesse Pollak, announced on November 6 that the network had increased its gas limit from 100 to 125 million gas per second. The capacity increase brings Ethereum Layer-2 closer to its stated year-end goal of 150 Mgas/s.
NEWS: just scaled @base from 100 to 125 Mgas/s pic.twitter.com/PR0RcgkNhV
– jesse.base.eth (@jessepollak) November 6, 2025
Base published an engineering blog post on October 28 outlining its scaling roadmap. The message, written by engineer Anika Raghuvanshi, commits to doubling the network’s gas limit from 75 to 150 Mgas/s by the end of 2025.
Migration to the Reth client allows for an increase in capacity
The network completed its migration from op-geth to op-reth client software over the past few months. Base recently migrated its sequencer nodes to Reth, according to the engineering post.
The team rated the Reth client as significantly better performing than the previous op-geth client. Base now recommends that external validators use Reth as their default client in the future.
Execution speed identified as main bottleneck
Base identified customer execution speed as the biggest bottleneck in scaling today. The base network explores plans for a potential native token while meeting infrastructure constraints. The team has already resolved the limitations related to L1 data availability and flawless performance.
The engineering team built a benchmarking tool to simulate block construction times at specified gas limits with different traffic models. The tool highlighted specific performance constraints that needed to be addressed before further scaling.
Future scaling plans aim for 400-500 Mgas/s
Base has set a goal of 400 to 500 Mgas/s by early 2026. The goal is contingent on the completion of the TrieDB database project and the implementation of new resource measurement tools.
TrieDB restructures the database format to speed up state retrieval. The team said they are close to having a final version of the project, which should enable storage reads 8 to 10 times faster.
Scaling efforts aim to keep transaction fees below a penny. The network saw fees rise to five cents during periods of high activity in June 2025. Recent deployments, including the XSwap token creation platform and Stripe’s USDC subscription payments, are adding to application activity on the network.
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